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Ellison went to a Islamic hajj pilgrimage to [[Mecca]] this past winter, becoming the first U.S. congressman to make the pilgrimage. After claiming he paid for the trip, it was determined to be paid for by a U.S. group tied to Muslim extremists, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota. <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=101400 Keith Ellison's office hangs up on WND] WorldNetDaily, June 17, 2009</ref>
Ellison went to a Islamic hajj pilgrimage to [[Mecca]] this past winter, becoming the first U.S. congressman to make the pilgrimage. After claiming he paid for the trip, it was determined to be paid for by a U.S. group tied to Muslim extremists, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota. <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=101400 Keith Ellison's office hangs up on WND] WorldNetDaily, June 17, 2009</ref>
==ACORN==
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to defund ACORN, 345-75 on September 17, 2009. Seventy-five Democrats [Ellison] stood with [[ACORN]] and voted no. <ref>[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/House-votes-to-cut-off-ACORN-funding-59647917.html House votes to cut off funding, but 75 stand by ACORN, Washington Examiner, September 17, 2009]</ref> This despite nationwide attention related to voter fraud and recent revelation of ACORN's ties to prostitution including child trafficking and defrauding the IRS.