"September 11, 2009
Dear Friend,
Thank you for contacting me with you concerns regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, more commonly known as ACORN. I appreciate hearing from you.
ACORN is the nation's largest community organization for low and moderate income families and uses neighborhood-based efforts, such as door-to-door canvassing, to fight poverty and other causes. Since it was founded in the 1970's, ACORN has worked on a number of successful campaigns through 850 chapters in over 100 cities across the United States. You are probably most familiar with the massive voter registration drives during the 2008 election.
In 2008, ACORN engaged in a massive effort to register low income and minority voters. However, allegations that up to 30 percent of these applications were fraudulent surfaced during the campaign and later. Please know that I take voter fraud seriously, and I will continue to monitor this situation as more details develop.
Furthermore, ACORN does not apply for nor does it receive any federal grants. However, ACORN does work with nonprofit organizations to perform work on projects that receive federal grant support, such as identifying homeowners facing foreclosure and helping them contact housing counseling and loss mitigation services. But, no project receiving federal grant money has provided funding for voter registration.
In case you are concerned, ACORN will not be going to door-to-door to collect data for the 2010 U.S. Census. On April 23, 2009, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke reiterated to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science that the Census will not be "delegating anything to ACORN." Instead, ACORN will "get the word out" about the Census, along with about 30,000 other groups. To be clear, ACORN staff will not handle personal data collected through the Census.
I always appreciate hearing from constituents, like you, who are informed and interested in the important issues affecting Arizona and the nation. My job as your representative is to help you connect with federal agencies, access services and get your questions answered thoroughly. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if you require assistance.
To receive regular e-mail updates on my work as your U.S. Representative, visit https://giffordsforms.house.gov/contact/email-updates.shtml to opt-in to my e-newsletter. It allows me to keep Southern Arizonans, like you, informed about the most recent activities in the House of Representatives and upcoming public forums I am sponsoring in the district.
Sincerely Yours,
Dear Friend,
Thank you for contacting me with you concerns regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, more commonly known as ACORN. I appreciate hearing from you.
ACORN is the nation's largest community organization for low and moderate income families and uses neighborhood-based efforts, such as door-to-door canvassing, to fight poverty and other causes. Since it was founded in the 1970's, ACORN has worked on a number of successful campaigns through 850 chapters in over 100 cities across the United States. You are probably most familiar with the massive voter registration drives during the 2008 election.
In 2008, ACORN engaged in a massive effort to register low income and minority voters. However, allegations that up to 30 percent of these applications were fraudulent surfaced during the campaign and later. Please know that I take voter fraud seriously, and I will continue to monitor this situation as more details develop.
Furthermore, ACORN does not apply for nor does it receive any federal grants. However, ACORN does work with nonprofit organizations to perform work on projects that receive federal grant support, such as identifying homeowners facing foreclosure and helping them contact housing counseling and loss mitigation services. But, no project receiving federal grant money has provided funding for voter registration.
In case you are concerned, ACORN will not be going to door-to-door to collect data for the 2010 U.S. Census. On April 23, 2009, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke reiterated to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science that the Census will not be "delegating anything to ACORN." Instead, ACORN will "get the word out" about the Census, along with about 30,000 other groups. To be clear, ACORN staff will not handle personal data collected through the Census.
I always appreciate hearing from constituents, like you, who are informed and interested in the important issues affecting Arizona and the nation. My job as your representative is to help you connect with federal agencies, access services and get your questions answered thoroughly. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if you require assistance.
To receive regular e-mail updates on my work as your U.S. Representative, visit https://giffordsforms.house.gov/contact/email-updates.shtml to opt-in to my e-newsletter. It allows me to keep Southern Arizonans, like you, informed about the most recent activities in the House of Representatives and upcoming public forums I am sponsoring in the district.
Sincerely Yours,
Gabrielle Giffords
Member of Congress "
She's right when she said, " ACORN does work with nonprofit organizations to perform work on projects that receive federal grant support." Millions in federal grant support!!! I emailed her back sending her the link for the new videos released today that were just as horrific as yesterdays! I asked her again to request an investigation!
No comments:
Post a Comment