Austin Adult Entertainment: Perry camp: Where was Kay on ACORN vote?
Says Perry spokesman Mark Miner: “Less than one week after the Senate returned to work, Senator Hutchison skipped a key vote to prevent ACORN from receiving taxpayer funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is yet another example of Senator Hutchison failing to protect the taxpayers of Texas. The Senator made time to vote for a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street, but when it came time to prevent tax dollars from going to a liberal activist group, she was nowhere to be found.”
ACORN, which helps poor people fight foreclosures and fix tax problems, has received more than $53 million in federal funds since 1994, but conservatives say it’s a corrupt organization – and they point to three hidden-camera videotapes by a right-wing filmmaker that show employees advising a fake pimp and prostitute how to break the law. Last week, the Census Bureau told the group it did not want its help boosting participation in next year’s census. On Monday, the Senate voted 83 to 7 against funding the group.