Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) warned this afternoon that just because ACORN is persona non grata on Capitol Hill these days doesn’t mean the what he called “failure of government” to fund the group is over.
“Let’s not pretend ACORN is gone,” Issa, the ranking member on the House Government Oversight Committee said at a press conference in D.C. this afternoon. “With over 300 organizations inside their umbrella, they’re going to change their names” and re-apply for government money.
“We have to find out if they’ve changed their name and their M.O.,” he continued.
Issa said that ACORN’s “infiltration” into government housing and other programs was do to a “failure” of “transparency.” Issa said that if groups like the YMCA were allowed to compete for the contracts ACORN obtained, it was “likely” ACORN “would have gotten less” government money.
The press conference was hosted by Judicial Watch, the self-described “conservative non-partisan watchdog.”
