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From: "Crapo News Release (Crapo)" newsclips at crapo.senate.gov
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:52:56 -0700
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Subject: CRAPO:  CUT FUNDING FOR ACORN



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      CONTACT:    Susan Wheeler (202) 224-5150

September 17, 2009                                                                                                            Lindsay Nothern (208) 344-1108









CRAPO:  CUT FUNDING FOR ACORN

Legislation introduced today would end federal funding



Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo wants to cut all funding for the community action group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now).  Earlier this week, Crapo voted with the majority of the Senate (83 to 7) to block federal funding to ACORN from the transportation and housing appropriations bill.  Today, the Senate voted (85 to 11) to stop Interior funding that could go to the organization.  Crapo has also co-sponsored a bill introduced by Senator Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska) that would block all funding, similar to a vote today in the U.S. House of Representatives.  ACORN has received $53 million in federal funds since 1994



"Taxpayer funds should not be used for waste, fraud, or abuse," Crapo said.  "In addition to supporting an investigation into actions of ACORN, I am supporting legislation that prohibits any federal funds from going to ACORN."



The problems surrounding ACORN include arrest warrants being issued for employees and calls for state and federal investigations from members of Congress and state governors.  Past ACORN associates have also faced charges of falsified voter records and allegations of embezzlement of federal funds.



"The Census Bureau has cut funding to ACORN and Congress should follow suit," Crapo added.  "We need to ensure that taxpayer money is not being misused and the best way to do that is to stop all funding.  ACORN's own admission of problems makes this decision even easier.  Congress should match the actions being demanded by Idahoans who are contacting me and stop all funding now for ACORN.







FOR INTERESTED MEDIA:  An MP3 file with Crapo's remarks is available until Multimedia at Senator Crapo's website, http://crapo.senate.gov; by calling 1-800-545-1267 and pressing 327 at any time during or after the greeting and instructions; or on the Internet at http://src.senate.gov/radio/ under Crapo.







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