Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.

In light of recent news that ACORN, a group closely involved in the federal 2010 census, has repeatedly misused federal funding and has been involved in illegal activity, I am proud to have signed onto a letter asking the U.S. Census Bureau take action to protect the public from the corruption of the 2010 Census.

The House and Senate have both voted to block federal funding from ACORN and the Census Bureau has recently terminated its partnership with the group, however, the bureau remains in close contact with SEIU, an affiliate of ACORN.
 
Official filings show that SEIU contributed more than $4 million to ACORN and its affiliates since 2006, and according to recent Department of Labor filings, SEIU employs ACORN Founder and International Chief Organizer Wade Rathke. Rathke was recently exposed for covering up an embezzlement scheme run by his brother.
 
A true and credible Census should not be associated with this type of corruption and my colleagues and I hope that, to defend the integrity of the process and ensure an unbiased report, the Census Bureau will end its close relationship with ACORN’s close sister organization, the SEIU.

Read more on my efforts to block federal funding of ACORN here.

Posted by Congressman Brown (10-06-2009, 04:05 PM) filed under In Case You Missed It

 

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