Matthew Boyle,The Daily Caller
An affiliate of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) received another $300,000 in taxpayer funding in early August,The Daily Caller has learned.
President Barack Obama’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the $300,000 grant to the post-ACORN ally:The Affordable Housing Centers of America (AHCOA). The Obama administration awarded the money despite a 2010 law saying no taxpayer funds could be issued to ACORN “or any of its affiliates,subsidiaries,or allied organizations.”
AHCOA was previously named “Acorn Housing Corporation,” a group that did a lot of business with ACORN. Acorn Housing changed its name to AHCOA in late 2009.
Until the end of August,AHCOA’s website boasted that it was “formerly Acorn Housing Corporation.” The organization has since removed that bit of history.
The “new” organization has the same Chicago address and phone number as Acorn Housing did. AHCOA has also been using Acorn Housing’s old Data Universal Number System (DUNS) code to apply for and receive taxpayer-funded grants. A DUNS number is unique,organization-specific and location-specific,implying that AHCOA may be no different from Acorn Housing.
The way HUD and the Obama administration justify funding AHCOA is by saying it’s not “affiliated” or “allied” with ACORN. To make their case,the Obama officials rely on a September 29,2010,Government Accountability Office (GAO) report arguing the case that AHCOA isn’t “affiliated” or “allied” with ACORN.
The GAO argument is that since….
NOW YOU KNOW WHERE ALL OUR TAXES ARE GOING TO NOTHING BUT
CORRUPT PEOPLE DOING THE JOB OBAMA CAN'T DO…………….
It is difficult to make a comment that has not been posted again again. Same facts,same words,same opinions in different words. I wish I had a few words that could/would make a difference.