September 17, 2009
 
"We're disappointed that the House took the rare and politically convenient step of attempting to eliminate federal funding for a single organization, one that has been the target of a multi-year political assault stemming variously from the Bush White House^[1], Fox News, and other conservative quarters.
 
Fortunately, ACORN derives most of its income from its members and other supporters, so the decision will have little impact on overall operations.  The only real victims of today's vote are the families who have benefited from ACORN's important work."

 
 
[1] Recently revealed emails show that Karl Rove directly pushed for the termination of US Attorney David Iglesias, in large part for his decision to not pursue allegations of voter fraud against ACORN in 2006 (allegations which Iglesias investigated and found to be unfounded.)