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Thursday, September 17, 2009

JUST IN! House votes 345-75 to cut off ACORN funding.

The US House today joined the Senate in voting to defund ACORN, the community advocacy group beset by allegations of voter registration fraud and videotapes apparently showing employees advising conservative activists posing as a prostitute and pimp how to break the law.
The measure, offered as part of a motion on a student loan bill, passed by a vote of 345-75, according to the office of House Republican leader John Boehner.
The Senate voted earlier this week to withdraw housing and urban development funding. Last week, the Census Bureau severed ties with ACORN, which on Wednesday said it is suspending accepting new clients and launching an investigation.
But congressional Republicans are calling for all federal funds to be cut off and for a Justice Department investigation.
“ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used to fund this corrupt organization. All federal ties should be severed with ACORN, and the FBI should investigate its activity," Representative Eric Cantor, the No. 2 House Republican said in a statement. "This united Republican effort to defund ACORN is a victory for the rule of law and taxpayers across the country.”  (SOURCE)

2 comments:

Lonni said...

This is really super good news! I am so glad that this wasn't allowed to slide by because of the connection between Obama and ACORN. There is some real HOPE!

Mary Ellen said...

I'm so happy to hear this, it's about time. Now they have to go after the SEIU, an arm of ACORN. When the corruption is this deep and seems to be so open that their employees aren't the least bit worried about speaking out with strangers about tax evasion and the possibility of setting up a brothel for underage children...you know it's bad.

Now let's see if the government really stops the funding, or if ACORN just gives themselves another name to funnel the money back to them.