The House of Representatives just passed a law to prohibit Federal funds from going to organizations that commit fraud against the government, in the form of Section 2 of the 'Defund ACORN Act' (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3571/text). Congress has five days to put down a legislative history around this bill to help judges and lawyers interpret the law. This gives us an opportunity to make an impact with a deadline of this Friday (9/25). You see, regardless of what you think of ACORN, it is laudable to stop taxpayer money from going to organizations that commit fraud against the government. So as per the bill's text, I'm going to put into the Congressional record a list of organizations who have committed fraud against the government or employs anyone who has.
Now, I'm just one person, and I can't possibly find and list all of the organizations that fit this bill. So I need your help. Please nominate organizations and show me that they need to be in the record. To help, send me the name of the organization and proof in the form of a link to evidence that this organization should be in the Congressional record. I will also need your email address so I can follow-up with you if necessary. The proof you send needs to be easily verifiable, as in credible media reports, legal documents, government data, or otherwise.
An example might work as follows. Let's say that you were nominating 'Blackwater,' the controversial mercenary outfit which showed fraud in its contracts for Iraq in 2005. You could include a link like this one: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/004964.php.
This link is to a credible news organization which sources its information with easily verifiable documents. You could also link directly to source documents: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/state-blackwater-audit/?resultpage=7&
You can see the current unverified list here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t-VRn4ui8brMB_l5dzhtrnw&output=html
RELATED:
http://grayson.house.gov/
Now, I'm just one person, and I can't possibly find and list all of the organizations that fit this bill. So I need your help. Please nominate organizations and show me that they need to be in the record. To help, send me the name of the organization and proof in the form of a link to evidence that this organization should be in the Congressional record. I will also need your email address so I can follow-up with you if necessary. The proof you send needs to be easily verifiable, as in credible media reports, legal documents, government data, or otherwise.
An example might work as follows. Let's say that you were nominating 'Blackwater,' the controversial mercenary outfit which showed fraud in its contracts for Iraq in 2005. You could include a link like this one: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/004964.php.
This link is to a credible news organization which sources its information with easily verifiable documents. You could also link directly to source documents: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/state-blackwater-audit/?resultpage=7&
You can see the current unverified list here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t-VRn4ui8brMB_l5dzhtrnw&output=html
RELATED:
http://grayson.house.gov/
