Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns said Thursday that his concern for Nebraska families is what's driving his opposition to legislation that would turn control of student loans over to the government - not lobbying from private student loan provider Nelnet Inc. of Lincoln.
JURIST (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
[JURIST] The US Senate on Thursday voted 68-29 to approve a bill that extends the definition of federal hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is part of a $681 billion military appropriations conference report for fiscal year 2010, and enables the Department of Justice...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
30 Republican Senators - all of them men, strangely enough - voted against Sen. Franken's amendment to ban Federal funds going to any company that attempts enforcement of binding arbitration clauses in cases of sexual or civil rights abuse. The amendment is a response to the case of Jamie Leigh Jones , who alleges she was drugged, held captive, and repeatedly raped by fellow contractors while working...
jillstanek.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
See how easy this is? The obvious comparison to ACORN would be Planned Parenthood , of which undercover videos and audios - many made by the "pimp" in the ACORN sting, James O'Keefe - have revealed equally scandalous behavior. But PP still has a giant stranglehood over congressional power brokers. From The Hill , this afternoon: House Republicans won a rare victory on Thursday when the lower...
Uncle Sam's Cabin (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The Senate dealt a blow to ACORN Monday evening, voting to deny the Department of Housing and Urban Development from granting funds to the community organization. Sen. Mike Johanns’s (R-Neb.) amendment to the appropriations bill providing funding to the department passed in a bipartisan, 83-7 vote. It’s the latest in a series of recent setbacks for ACORN, which has come under increasing...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
WASHINGTON | A Republican lawmaker wants the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, the embattled community organizing group. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska wrote Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday requesting the investigation. He cites reports that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now may “have been engaged in illegal activity.”
Audacity Of Hypocrisy & Deception (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
After Acorn workers were caught on tape in three cities allegedly abetting what they believed was a fraudulent-mortgage and sex-trafficking scheme, the Senate has voted overwhelmingly to strip the group of funding in the Transportation/Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill.The amendment, offered by Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike Johanns, passed by an 83-to-7 margin and marked [...]
PajamaHadin (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
The Senate voted 83 - 7 to Prohibit the use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). This is an ammendment by Sen. Mike Johanns to H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. Unless you’ve been watching ONLY mainstream media news [...]
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Yesterday the US Senate voted 83-7 in favor of an amendment by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) to strip ACORN of funding in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. Who voted to keep the cash train flowing to ACORN? •Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI •Roland Burris, D-IL •Dick Durbin, D-IL •Bernie Sanders, I-VT (Sanders caucuses with the Democrats) •Patrick Leahy,...
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Fox News: The Senate voted to cut off ACORN Housing funds following the release of three videotapes that show employees of the activist group advising a "pimp" and "prostitute" on how to break the law. The amendment, offered by Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike Johanns, passed in a vote of 83 to 7 and prohibits the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from receiving...
Ron Hebron (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
But the New York Times didn't cover the ACORN employees showing pimps and prostitutes how to get subsidized housing and evade tax laws. "We didn't know." Senate votes to deny funds to ACORN : The Senate voted Monday to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN, a community organization under fire in several voter-registration fraud cases. The 83-7 vote...
The Essence of Politics (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN, a community organization under fire in several voter-registration fraud cases. The 83-7 vote would deny housing and community grant funding to ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The action came as the group is suffering from bad...
Google News - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Washington Times Senate Votes to Cut Off ACORN Housing Funding FOXNews The amendment, offered by Sen. Mike Johanns, passed in a vote of 83 to 7 and prohibits the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from receiving funds from the current Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. ... US Senate denies funds for poverty group Reuters Senate votes to bar funds...
American Conservative Daily (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
The amendment, offered by Sen. Mike Johanns, passed in a vote of 83 to7 and prohibits the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from receiving funds from the current Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. It marks the third time this year Republicans tried to block the organization from federal funding.
The Snooper Report (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Looks like Obama's rats are hanging out to dry. AP via Breitbart: Senate votes to deny funds to ACORN Johanns Amendment #2355 to HR 3288 passed by a margin of 83 to 7. WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate voted Monday to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN, a community organization under fire in several voter-registration fraud cases.The 83-7 vote would deny...
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