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Minnick: Remove funding for ACORN

October 6,2009

Thirty seven Democratic members sign letter to House Appropriators

Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick and Colorado Congresswoman Betsy Markey today sent a letter calling on House leaders to prohibit the group ACORN from being eligible for federal funds. The letter was signed by 35 other members of Congress.

The letter calls on House leaders to keep language in the 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act which would prohibit ACORN from being eligible for any funds.

“Organizations receiving taxpayer funding should be held to the highest standards and those that do not should not receive federal dollars,” Minnick said. “This Congress must show fiscal responsibility and transparency with the use of taxpayer dollars.”

On September 14th, the Senate passed an amendment to the FY2010 Senate version of the bill with by a vote of 83 to 7 to remove funding for ACORN.  The letter, addressed to Chairman John Olver (D-MA) and Ranking Member Tom Latham (R-IA), specifically requests that House conferees support language agreed to in the Senate in the final conference report.

On September 17th, Minnick voted to impose a Federal ban on funding for ACORN in the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act.

Click here to read a copy of the letter.


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