U.S. House Voted to De-Fund ACORN -- but 75 Voted No

The good news is that the House voted to de-fund ACORN today. Despite the now overwhelming evidence that ACORN is a corrupt organization however, the vote was far from unanimous.

In fact, 75 Democrats outright opposed de-funding ACORN, along with two Democrats who upheld the great Obama tradition of spinelessly voting “present.” Six Democrats and five Republicans did not vote.

Democrats who voted to keep funding ACORN:

Baldwin D WI No
Becerra D CA No
Brady (PA) D PA No
Brown, Corrine D FL No
Butterfield D NC No
Capuano D MA No
Carson (IN) D IN No
Castor (FL) D FL No
Cleaver D MO No
Clyburn D SC No
Crowley D NY No
Cummings D MD No
Davis (IL) D IL No
DeGette D CO No
Delahunt D MA No
Doyle D PA No
Edwards (MD) D MD No
Ellison D MN No
Engel D NY No
Fattah D PA No
Filner D CA No
Fudge D OH No
Green, Al D TX No
Grijalva D AZ No
Hinchey D NY No
Hirono D HI No
Holt D NJ No
Honda D CA No
Jackson (IL) D IL No
Jackson-Lee (TX) D TX No
Johnson, E. B. D TX No
Kilpatrick (MI) D MI No
Kucinich D OH No
Larsen (WA) D WA No
Lee (CA) D CA No
Lewis (GA) D GA No
Lynch D MA No
Markey (MA) D MA No
McCollum D MN No
McDermott D WA No
McGovern D MA No
Meeks (NY) D NY No
Mollohan D WV No
Moore (WI) D WI No
Moran (VA) D VA No
Nadler (NY) D NY No
Neal (MA) D MA No
Olver D MA No
Pallone D NJ No
Pascrell D NJ No
Payne D NJ No
Polis (CO) D CO No
Price (NC) D NC No
Rahall D WV No
Rangel D NY No
Roybal-Allard D CA No
Rush D IL No
Sanchez, Linda T. D CA No
Schakowsky D IL No
Scott (GA) D GA No
Scott (VA) D VA No
Serrano D NY No
Sherman D CA No
Sires D NJ No
Slaughter D NY No
Stark D CA No
Thompson (MS) D MS No
Towns D NY No
Tsongas D MA No
Velazquez D NY No
Waters D CA No
Watson D CA No
Waxman D CA No
Wexler D FL No
Woolsey D CA No

Democrats voting “present”:

Hastings (FL) D FL Present
Watt D NC Present

Members who did not vote:

Abercrombie D HI Not Voting
Clarke D NY Not Voting
Connolly (VA) D VA Not Voting
Costa D CA Not Voting
Frank (MA) D MA Not Voting
Tanner D TN Not Voting
Barrett (SC) R SC Not Voting
McHugh R NY Not Voting
Nunes R CA Not Voting
Paul R TX Not Voting
Radanovich R CA Not Voting