circumvent federal law. last september, the h.u.d. inspector general found neither acorp housing nor alcoa could account for how it spent the federal grant they received in fiscal year 2008 and 2009. one reason we have a debt is it s a taxpayer fund. if the government is supposed to cut off money to organization like acorn housing and turns arp and givegive turns around and gis it money. if it doesn t contribute the debt i don t know what does. h.u.d. is in complete appliance with the law, the agency told us. the government accountability office and the department office of general counsel have determined that affordable housing officers of america is not a subsidiary, affiliate or allied organization of acorn. the g.a.o. did issue a ruling finding the h.u.d. grant proper. that ruling came down eight days after h.u.d. inspector