Thank You Foxx
Posted by Kristen Hawley | Posted in Government | Posted on 26-03-2009
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Just as another ACORN worker pleads guilty to voter fraud the GIVE Act (HR 1388) was going through Congress.
This is a summary of the bill according to Open Congress.
The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act would dramatically increase funding for AmeriCorps and other volunteer programs, including those for seniors and veterans. It also establishes a goal of expanding from 75,000 government-supported volunteers to 250,000, and would increase education funding and establish a summer service program for students, paying $500 (which would be applied to college costs) to high-school and middle-school student who participate.
In its current form, the legislation does not include a mandate requiring service.
Now this bill sucks but if it does pass in its current form it would allow students to participate in organizations like ACORN and other programs. But we still have some good congressmen/women in DC fighting for us.
This is the part she added that stops ACORN from collecting more of our tax dollars!
SEC. 125. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS
`(b) Ineligible Organizations- No assistance provided under this subtitle may be provided to the following types of organizations (including the participation of a participant in an approved national service position under this subtitle in activities conducted by such organizations) or to organizations that are co-located on the same premises as the following organizations:
`(1) Organizations that provide or promote abortion services, including referral for such services.
`(2) For-profit organizations, political parties, labor organizations, or organizations engaged in political or legislative advocacy.
`(3) Organizations that have been indicted for voter fraud
I think its really sad that any “Organizations that have been indicted for voter fraud” get ANY taxpayer dollars..
You can find the entire bill here
Now… Does anyone know if the legislation in the house requires service yet?
Update vote was on 3/26/09:
The GOP who voted NO…. Thank You
John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Michael Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter.



