[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                STOP FUNDING ACORN WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I rise again to fight on behalf of Kansans 
who are furious that ACORN, the political machine of President Obama, 
is being funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to carry out fraudulent 
and illegal activities.
  It's no secret President Obama paid ACORN over $800,000 to help him 
win the White House. For years, this organization has been funded by 
liberal Democrats, and they have used the money to promote voter fraud 
and tax fraud, along with other illegal activities.
  Despite the dozens of ACORN voter fraud scandals and its 70 convicted 
members, ACORN receives an outrageous 40 percent of its funding from 
hardworking taxpayers. This must stop. That's why we are fighting to 
defund this political machine and prevent further abuse of taxpayer 
money.
  In addition to taking away every single tax dollar ACORN receives, we 
should strip its tax-exempt status. That's why this week I am 
introducing a resolution calling for the IRS to stop giving ACORN 
special tax treatment.
  Let's help stop ACORN from using its tax-exempt status to advance 
liberal political agendas filled with corruption. It's time for 
Congress to put an end to this fraudulent use of public tax dollars and 
start working to revive our economy and create jobs.

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