House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN (AP)

Rep. Darrell, Issa, R-Calif., left, accompanied by Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., discusses the House bill that passed which would ban federal funding for ACORN, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. “ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used to fund this corrupt organization,” said second-ranked House Republican Eric Cantor of Virginia.


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