[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 44 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             ACORN IS BACK!

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, they're back.
  We've all heard about ACORN, and it seems to me that ACORN is nothing 
more than a criminal enterprise. Here's why. They've been caught 
helping undercover journalists open a prostitution ring with underage 
girls. They've been caught in voter registration fraud scams. At least 
14 States are investigating ACORN for voter fraud. Even Mickey Mouse 
can now vote. Imagine that. And ACORN signs up the poor into their 
membership rolls. The poor give their bank account information, and 
ACORN deducts membership dues without the express consent of these 
individuals.
  In a bipartisan vote last year, Congress voted to strip Federal 
funding from this rogue fraudulent organization. Not one dime of 
taxpayer money should be spent on this group. However, White House 
Budget Director Peter Orszag has directed all Federal agencies to open 
the Federal funding floodgates for ACORN again.
  Why did the administration trump the will of Congress and the 
American people? American tax dollars should not fund this apparent 
band of thieves.
  And that's just the way it is.

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