[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 ACORN

  (Mr. BROWN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I applaud my colleagues in 
the House and Senate for recently voting to block ACORN from receiving 
any additional Federal funding. It is clear that ACORN is unable to use 
Federal money properly, and as our constituents face financial 
hardships of their own, the last place hard-earned taxpayers' dollars 
should be allocated is to an organization known for its blatant abuse 
of these funds.
  Thanks to action by Republicans and Democrats alike, this House has 
passed legislation preventing this questionable organization from 
receiving another cent of America's taxpayers' money.
  But our efforts must not stop here. There is a complex web of 
nonprofits that directly fund ACORN and its affiliates.
  The American public has a right to know how ACORN is funded. After 
all, for years we have been the ones footing the bill.

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