Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was on Glenn Beck this afternoon and talked about an amendement she offered to a bill that would suspend money to any organization like ACORN from getting federal money while under indictment or investigation by a state.

The amendment PASSED on voice vote. Hours later Frank had the amendment stripped from the bill and sent out notes to the Democrats on the committee to change their vote to NO.
So now ACORN is eligible to get your taxpayer money



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Chairman Frank Succeeds in Funding ACORN
"Today, Congress chose ACORN over the taxpayers"


Washington, D.C., May 8 - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) issued the following statement as the House of Representatives approved House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank’s amendment which would allow organizations indicted for voter fraud or related crimes, or employ individuals who have been indicted for voter fraud or related crimes, to receive taxpayer dollars for housing counseling grants and foreclosure legal assistance grants authorized under the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act.

“I am disappointed that Congress decided to side with ACORN today over the taxpayers. It is not only legitimate for Congress to decide the threshold for accessing taxpayer funds; it is incumbent upon us to do so. And, for far too long, Congress has cavalierly distributed taxpayer money,â€