That’s the amount John Boehner says ACORN is known to have received from the taxpayers.  There’s probably more.

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today sent a letter to President George W. Bush, urging his Administration to block all federal funding directed to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and its affiliates until federal investigations into the group are complete.  Allegations of voter fraud perpetrated by ACORN in at least 15 states have triggered an FBI investigation of the scandal-tarnished organization.  A preliminary analysis of federal data conducted by the Republican Leader’s staff has determined that ACORN has received more than $31 million in direct funding from the federal government since 1998 – and likely substantially more indirectly through states and localities that receive federal block grants.

Can you imagine the media outrage and hysteria if there was a federally funded criminal organization working as an arm of the Republican party to promote voter fraud on behalf of John McCain?

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