North Carolina Democratic U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield of Wilson and David Price of Chapel Hill voted this afternoon to protect ACORN'S right to receive federal funding.
U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, a Charlotte Democrat, voted present, Barb Barrett reports.
The rest of the delegation supported the measure, put forward by Republicans who are attacking the national community development organization.
This week, YouTube videos showed frontline employees at a handful of ACORN offices offering advice to two young undercover activists posing as a prostitute and her pimp.
According to Republican estimates, ACORN has received $53 million in federal funding in the past 15 years. The vote in the House passed 345-75.
On Monday, the U.S. Senate voted to prohibit ACORN from receiving federal funding in the spending bill that covers the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat, voted yes in the 83-7 vote. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a Republican, did not vote.




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