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December 23, 2009

Congressional Study Clears ACORN of Violating Federal Regulations
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A new report by the Congressional Research Service has determined the
anti-poverty group ACORN hasn’t violated any federal regulations in the
last five years and that recently enacted federal legislation to
prohibit funding to ACORN raises significant constitutional concerns.
Earlier this year, Congress voted to strip ACORN of all federal funding
after conservative activists released videos of an undercover sting
operation that allegedly showed ACORN workers offering advice to a pimp
and prostitute. ACORN has long been a target of right-wing scorn for its
work helping poor people fight foreclosures, fix tax problems, and
register to vote. For years Republicans have claimed that ACORN helps
Democrats steal elections by fraudulently registering voters. But the
new Congressional Research Service report also dispels this myth. The
report found there were no instances of individuals who were registered
to vote improperly by ACORN who attempted to vote at the polls.



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