[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24327]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            DEFUND ACORN ACT

  (Mr. INGLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. INGLIS. Recently on this House floor, Mr. Boehner was successful 
in getting the Defund ACORN Act attached to the student aid bill. By a 
vote of 345-75, this House voted to cut off funding to ACORN.
  My constituents are very relieved by that because throughout August I 
heard from them very clearly that they don't want an organization 
that's been up to the things that ACORN has been up to receiving 
Federal funds.
  In fact, since 1994, according to Leader Boehner's office, they may 
have received directly as much as $53 million; more than that 
indirectly through block grants that may have come from State sources.
  Madam Speaker, that's got to stop. It's a good step that we took in 
the Defund ACORN Act, but we're not through yet, because something 
tells me that throughout the appropriations process there's money 
tucked away.
  And so we must remain vigilant and see this organization associated 
with voter fraud and other irregularities must be cut off at the 
Federal trough.

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