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Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give taxpayers
the power to prevent their tax dollars
from subsidizing illegal activity by introducing
the Truth in Financing Act. Hard as my colleagues
may find it to believe, groups which
violate federal and state laws, or make misrepresentations
when filing for federal grants,
continue to receive federal tax dollars.
2002 Ron Paul 98:2
For example, according to information obtained
by my office, federal bureaucrats are
giving taxpayer funds to groups which routinely
flaunt laws requiring that cases of statutory
rape and child molestation be reported to
the relevant authorities.
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In order to insure that taxpayers are not
subsidizing this type of unconscionable and illegal
behavior, the Truth in Financing Act forbids
federal funds from going to anyone who
violates a federal law, regulation, or state or
local law punishable by 6 months imprisonment
or a fine of at least $5,000. The prohibition
would also apply to those who aid or abet
serious criminal activity, or who lie on an application
for federal funds.
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Most importantly, the Truth in Financing Act
allows any U.S. citizen to use the courts to
force federal officials to cut off funds from
those who violate the law. No longer will taxpayers
have to sit silently by while federal bureaucrats
shovel money to those who flaunt
the laws of this country.
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Providing federal funds to those who engage
in illegal behavior undermines the rule of
law and forces taxpayers to fund illegal behavior.
If federal bureaucrats will not act to prevent
taxpayer funds from going to organizations
that violate the laws, then Congress has
no choice but to give taxpayers the power to
stop this outrage. I hope my colleagues will
stand up for the rule of law and the American
taxpayer by cosponsoring the Truth in Financing
Act.
