50 More Days Without Federal Funds

Here's my latest post on www.biggovernment.com discussing the Continuing Resolution, ACORN funding, and the need for a complete investigation:

ACORN – 50 More Days Without Federal Funds

By Chris Berg

On Thursday, the United States House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution funding the Federal Government through December 18^th.  The continuing resolution was passed as part of the behemoth Interior-Environment Appropriations conference report.

A continuing resolution is a stop-gap provision which allows the government to continue its operations until Congress can determine the next year's appropriations.  The actions taken today merely extended the expiration date of the resolution which went into effect on October 1^st.

By extending the existing continuing resolution Congress has continued to deprive ACORN and its affiliates of federal funds until December 18^th.

This is not a substitute for more definitive action.  The Congress must act to pass Republican Leader Boehner's Defund ACORN Act as stand-alone legislation.  Boehner's comprehensive legislation prevents the awarding of federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or any other form of agreement to this criminal organization.

See the full article here.