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On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
You are telling me that the ACORN program, the one where we've got people going to jail for voter fraud and all other kinds of strange and weird behavior, registering illegals, registering people that don't exist, turning them out to vote, and even on videotapes, we see them encouraging people to build brothels and to bring in underage illegal immigrants, that organization? You are saying that funding could be instead directed?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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The speaker is criticizing the ACORN program and its alleged involvement in voter fraud and illegal activities.

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