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                     I VAGUELY REMEMBERED DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ'S VOTE ON                    PAY DAY LOAN SO LOOKED IT UP - FOUND THIS: Debbie Wasserman Schultz did not take a standalone “vote” on the payday-loan bill in the way some claims describe. In 2015–2016, she co-sponsored (and was listed as such in coverage), while the bill at that stage was referred to a committee rather than being something she cast an actual House floor vote on . PolitiFact The criticism you’re likely referring to was about her position on a bill (H.R. 4018) that would delay Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday-lending rules and exempt states with comparable payday-lending laws —a stance progressive critics said undermined CFPB efforts. If you drive through lower income neighborhoods, they are fi...