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McHenry Demands Census Bureau Cut Ties with ACORN

by Connie Hair, Human Events

Republican members of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives yesterday sent a letter to Thomas Mesenbourg, the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau, asking that the Decennial Census effort sever all ties with the controversial Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. Led by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the ranking Republican on the subcommittee, the letter points out that the organization slated to assist in gathering census information is under federal investigation and new state indictment in Nevada.

Republican members of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives yesterday sent a letter to Thomas Mesenbourg, the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau, asking that the Decennial Census effort sever all ties with the controversial Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN.  Led by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the ranking Republican on the subcommittee, the letter points out that the organization slated to assist in gathering census information is under federal investigation and new state indictment in Nevada.

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