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ACORN Defunding Bill Could Also Target Military Firms

HeadlineSep 23, 2009

The congressional effort to defund the anti-poverty group ACORN has taken a new turn. The Huffington Post is reporting the House measure targeting ACORN approved last week is so broad it could apply to scores of large military contractors. The Defund ACORN Act covers “any organization” charged with breaking election laws, lobbying disclosure laws, campaign finance laws, or filing fraudulent paperwork with government agencies. The Project on Government Oversight says military contractors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman easily qualify, with over twenty fraud cases between them. Scores of other military firms could also ostensibly be targeted under the new measure.

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