rssGOP Senator: I’ll Force More ACORN Votes
Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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Walter Alarkon talks to Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), the freshman Republican who got every member of his party, and all but seven Democrats, to support an amendment to the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development funding bill that prevented any of those funds going to ACORN.
How will Johanns follow it up? With more ACORN amendments. First up will be one banning the “use of federal money for ACORN in the Interior and environment appropriations bills.” Then, “a stand-alone bill that would block any federal money at all” from ACORN. The majority of Democrats support the amendments, but Johanns is forcing votes instead of allowing unanimous consent. Why?
This involves an organization that has a history of very serious problems.
In other words, in order to embarrass Democrats into supporting the use of taxpayer money for a group that was filmed giving tax-cheating advice to undercover conservative activists posing as prostitutes and pimps.
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Comment posted September 17, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
Oh, okay… so THIS isn't a waste of time, but admonishing a Congressman for defaming the House is.
Gotcha.
Hey, while the Senate GOP is all sorts of faux-concerned about tax-payer dollars, how about if some intrepid reporter asks when they will force a vote on KBR for wasting BILLIONS in Iraq? Oh, and why it's THAT company's policy to try to cover-up the GANG-RAPE of a female employee…
Comment posted September 17, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
I could have swore I saw a TPM article about the ACORN employee just shining on these two kids who were obviously not a pimp and a hooker.
Comment posted September 17, 2009 @ 10:39 pm
Denying funds to ACORN is a “waste of time”??
Oh yeah, by all means, let's put another $53 million of our tax money into the hands of people who are more than happy to help a prostitute and pimp set up shop in a government-funded house … filled with teenage hookers from El Salvador!
Not to mention the fact that ACORN is under investigation in about 14 states and has a lengthy history of perpetrating voter registration fraud.
Gee, why on earth would anybody think this wonderful organization shouldn't be allowed to continue sucking million-dollar milk from the public breast for another few decades?
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