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September 18, 2009

MiM – Bennie Thompson Opposes Measure Cutting Taxpayer Funding of ACORN

MiM – Bennie Thompson Opposes Measure Cutting Taxpayer Funding of ACORN See the full roll call vote here. The final vote was 345-75. Representatives Travis Childers, Gene Taylor, and Gregg Harper all supported the bi-partisan measure to end federal funding for ACORN. Brett Majority in Mississippi 9/17/9
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 18, 2009

Wicker says taxpayer funding of ACORN must end

Wicker says taxpayer funding of ACORN must end Responding to growing taxpayer outrage, the Senate last week voted to block the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, from receiving federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The vote occurred during the same week that media reports surfaced of…