CRS Report: ACORN Didn’t Break Law…but did Receive Tens of Millions in Tax Dollars

Yesterday, Politico reported the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released an 82-page document reporting on an investigation done on ACORN at the request of House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (D-MI) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA). Amazingly, the report said that ACORN hasn't "violated the terms of federal funding in the last five years." However, the report does chronicle the tens of millions of dollars in federal funding ACORN has received over the past five years.

At first glance, the CRS researched exactly what they were asked to research. Just as the CBO reports have been criticized that their budget projections on the health care bill are based on the assumptions given to the CBO by Congressional Democrats, the CRS output is a direct result of the input by Conyers and Frank. i.e.: It's possible to get whatever answer you are looking for by adjusting the scope of your initial inquiry accordingly. Certainly, ACORN, Frank, and Conyers are happy about this, however. Please click here for the 82-page document. Stay tuned for a statement from the RNLA.