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| Republicans Object to Stimulus Dollars for ACORN |
| 2009-01-28 |
| 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." Democratic leaders in the House have already dropped federal funding from the bill for new contraceptive services and ongoing programs to stop sexually transmitted diseases after Obama told them that it did not fit in with the job-creating objectives of the package. Obama plans to meet with Republican leaders on Capitol Hill Tuesday to hear some their input on the package. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama is open to suggestions. "If there are good ideas -- and I think he assumes there will be -- we will look at those ideas," he said Monday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 all Rep and 12 Donks voted against the bill. Apparently a spine transplant was found. Good for them. They can't derail it in the House, but now it goes to the senate, and some Donks have gotta be seating voting for this shit sammich with no Republican cover |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-28 22:52 |
| #8 Hopefully people will wake up enough to implement Besoeker's solution on Congress in 2010. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-01-28 15:43 |
| #7 Love your solution, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2009-01-28 13:00 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-01-28 12:04 |
| #5 Feed them and they will come. Besoeker solution. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-28 10:35 |
| #4 To paraphrase the late Senator Dirksen of Il [circa 60's]- "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you're talking real money". It's pretty much all politicians. And, to look at the national credit card debt, I'd say it's pretty much all of us. Don't confuse simple larceny with brazen grand felony theft. :) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-01-28 10:30 |
| #3 It's not just the Dems who want to spend, spend, spend. It's pretty much all politicians. And, to look at the national credit card debt, I'd say it's pretty much all of us. Let our kids pay the bills. Or, since so many don't even want the 'burden' of children, let those other people's kids pay the bills. Party on, dudes! |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-01-28 09:49 |
| #2 They did the same thing when Clinton took office with a Donk Congress, spending, spending, spending like there was no tomorrow. This is just the 2009 Raid the Treasury for our Contributors Act in motion. The scorpion's behavior never changes. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-01-28 09:40 |
| #1 OMG. I hope the trunks find the balls to vote against this monstrosity. But I fear the worst. Is it just me, or does there seem to be a manufactured quality to this whole crisis? It's so convenient and ripe for a democrat Congress. |
| Posted by: Spot 2009-01-28 08:49 |