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Republicans Object to Stimulus Dollars for ACORN

Republicans say voter registration and community groups like ACORN could be eligible for funding under the Democrats' economic stimulus bill.
FOXNews.com
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Republican lawmakers are raising concerns that ACORN, the low-income advocacy group under investigation for voter registration fraud, could be eligible for billions in aid from the economic stimulus proposal working its way through the House.

House Republican Leader John Boehner issued a statement over the weekend noting that the stimulus bill wending its way through Congress provides $4.19 billion for "neighborhood stabilization activities."

He said the money was previously limited to state and local governments, but that Democrats now want part of it to be available to non-profit entities. That means groups like ACORN would be eligible for a portion of the funds.

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., told FOX News Tuesday that the money could be seen as "payoff" for groups' political activities in the last election. ACORN generally supports Democratic candidates and actively backed President Obama last year.

But he said the funding is just one example of frivolous spending items in the $825 billion package.

"It's just a long list of spending items. Not a real economic stimulus job creation bill," Vitter said. "It's line after line after line of favorite liberal spending programs, and it amounts to a big government bill -- not a job creation bill."

Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee forH.R. 1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Listed in Alphabetical OrderJanuary 27, 2009 5:55 PM

http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4133


The Obama-Limbaugh Bipartisan Stimulus Plan of 2009

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_012609/content/01125108.guest.html.guest.html

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/29/senate-backs-obama-move-on-abortions/