Rep. Josh Gottheimer is lobbying against a resolution that would end the practice of predatory lenders charging astronomical interest rates on consumer loans.
Josh Gottheimer
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
‘Problem Solvers’ Threaten Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Over Rich-Donor Tax Break
After raising millions from corporate executives through joint fundraising committees, Problem Solvers Caucus members are threatening to block Biden’s infrastructure package unless a tax cut for the rich gets added.
Posted inPolitics
Arati Kreibich vs. the Human Fundraising Machine
A progressive challenge for Trump’s favorite New Jersey Democrat
Posted inPolitics
Centrist Democrat Backs Bailout Plan Pushed by His Private Equity Donors
New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer is backing a plan from one of his top private equity donors to expand a Federal Reserve bailout program.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Representative Gottheimer Asks Regulators to Deregulate Banks He’s Invested In
At the behest of a big-bank trade group, Gottheimer rallied 16 of his fellow Democrats to join him in urging financial regulators to gut a provision of Dodd-Frank that protects insured depository institutions from risky trading.