WASHINGTON-CUNA this week will begin running advertising promoting the passage of credit union member business lending legislation. Ads will appear in Capitol Hill newspapers and the Washington regional edition of the Wall Street Journal. The ads focus on S. 509 and H.R. 1418, pending in the Senate and House, respectively, and feature business borrowers from credit unions.
"With more than half of the states sending credit union delegations through their leagues to Washington over the next six or seven weeks for 'Hike the Hill' visits, we have a significant opportunity to make a strong impact in support of these bills," said CUNA SVP-Political Affairs Richard Gose. "The ads will work in tandem with the credit union representatives, as a reminder to members of Congress and their staff members of the importance of this legislation to credit unions."
The ads, to run through October, will appear in Roll Call, Politico, The Hill, Congress Daily AM, Congressional Quarterly (CQ), and National Journal, in addition to the Wall Street Journal.
There are two ads: the first is headlined "A jobs program both Republicans and Democrats can love." The second reads, "With 58 bills to create jobs pending in Congress, only S. 509 and H.R. 1418 would create 140,000 new jobs at no cost to taxpayers."
