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Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 4, 2009
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. DURBIN. Will the majority leader yield for a question?

Mr. REID. Yes.

Mr. DURBIN. I think the leader is onto something because it has been a full 2 weeks since we had an ACORN amendment on the floor. So it is clear we should move to one, which is of the highest priority of Republicans. I wonder if we need more ACORN amendments.

Mr. REID. Yes, maybe we should have agreed to a couple more ACORN amendments.

For those not following this, that is an organization that has done some tremendously good work around the country. I acknowledge they have some problems. That is why I agreed with my friend from Illinois, who called for a complete investigation of ACORN. We agree that if they have done things that aren't right, they should be brought before the necessary tribunals or administrative agencies to look at that. But enough is enough. We recognize ACORN is not a perfect organization, but how much time do we need to spend on that? I also say that with nominations.

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