Posted on 09/14/2009 3:46:38 PM PDT by Lou Budvis
Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) introduced an amendment to the HUD and Transportation appropriation bill to strip ACORN of all federal funding. A week ago, Johanns wouldn’t have gotten the amendment to the floor. Today, however, after three straight days of BigGovernment.com’s video exposés of ACORN offices in Washington DC, New York City, and Baltimore offering assistance to pimping, tax evasion, and trafficking in underage Salvadorean girls, Johanns not only got his vote — but he got an impressive bipartisan showing. The Senate passed the Johanns amendment 83-7. At the beginning of the vote, it appeared that Democrats might resist. Initially, a half-dozen Democrats cast votes in opposition to the amendment. A few more cast votes against it as the rest of the Senate voted, but the tide appeared to shift. More and more Democrats signed onto the amendment, and votes started changing. One male voice could be heard in the chamber saying, “I want to change my vote!” Among those who changed their votes: Tom Udall (D-NM), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Herb Kohl (D-WI).
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Need to keep hitting it....That money isn’t going away...it’ll just keep getting redirected to the same people.
Voting no were:
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Roland Burris (D-IL)
Robert Casey (D-PA)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Without a peep from Obamamedia. What does this foretell about the role of MSM??? Heads need to roll.
All the red headlines about it just disappeared off Drudge. Something’s brewing on this...
With all the tentacles ACORN has, and the utter corruption of them and their supporters in the government, we better keep a close eye on this - I don’t trust ACORN or the government one bit!
I’m wondering who didn’t vote. (Other than dead ted)
Is this real or from the Onion? Someone pinch me...
From What I heard on Fox just Now ,, it just applies to ACORN HOUSING..
Will Obama veto this to protect his homies?
Would a RICO lead to Obama?
Obviously fueled by RACISM!! ;)
Voting YES for US Taxpayer Funded Child Prostition:
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Roland Burris (D-IL)
Robert Casey (D-PA)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wonder what that industry provided them in terms of inducements?
Yeah they still got several BILLION in stimulus funds. We’ll keep digging.
Wait until Beck’s show tomorrow. It will 99-0.
“I’m wondering who didn’t vote. (Other than dead ted)”
Come on, this is the Obamaloon administration from Chicago.
Dead Ted has voted three times - today!
hhmmm...what the H is going on...
Congress OUGHT to be knocking on obama’s door asking HIM about his ties to A.C.O.R.N.
HE ought to be cut off too.
It could say that they don't watch Fox News and, therefore, didn't have a clue as to what ACORN was doing.
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