Dems move to shield ACORN

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A Republican lawmaker accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and congressional Democrats of "shutting down the process" in the House of Representatives to block his effort to investigate the national community organizing group ACORN.

Rep. Steve King, Iowa Republican, said in an interview on The Washington Times' morning radio show "America's Morning News" that Mrs. Pelosi and the Democratic majority had recently authorized an unprecedented change in House rules to curb the right of the minority to offer amendments to appropriations spending bills

The amendments, which were blocked from a House floor vote, would have prevented ACORN from being eligible for its workers and chapters helping organize or participate in the 2010 Census...

"Nancy Pelosi has shut down the process and it's disgraceful,"

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