May 26, 2010 2:41 pm ET filed under Blog
Heritage Foundation: Secret Holds Prevent Secrecy
February 25, 2010 10:38 am ET filed under Fact Check
Health Care Reform Summit: The GOP "Away Team"
The GOP Summit "Away Team" will have a rocky landing at President Obama's bipartisan summit on health care reform. These 18 members of Congress have made no secret of their staunch opposition to health care reform - no matter how much their constituents support it or how it would benefit their districts.
December 08, 2009 7:58 pm ET filed under Blog
Overlooking All Of Summer, Sen. Sessions Praises Sen. Grassley's Bipartisan Work On Health Care
December 06, 2009 5:18 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Grassley Spreads Lies On Comparative Effectiveness Research
During a December 6, 2009 floor speech during the debate over health care reform, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) repeated a slew of falsehoods surrounding comparative effectiveness research.
December 06, 2009 5:11 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Grassley Spreads Lies On Comparative Effectiveness Research
During a December 6, 2009 floor speech during the debate over health care reform, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) repeated a slew of falsehoods surrounding comparative effectiveness research.
December 02, 2009 6:13 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Grassley Perpetuates False Talking Points On CBO Analysis
On December 2, 2009, Senator Chuck Grassley became yet another in a long line of Republicans furthering misleading talking points about the effect Democratic health care reform legislation will have on premiums. In fact, the issue is much more complex than can be stuffed into a sound bite and a full reading of the CBO analysis shows that American premiums will go down.
November 12, 2009 4:34 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley Suggests Health Care Reform Is Unconstitutional
On a conference call with reporters, Sen. Grassley's evolution took the next logical step.
October 15, 2009 11:50 am ET filed under Video
Which Is It? Sen. Grassley Changes Tune On Health Insurance Reform Timetable
During a markup hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on October 13, 2009 Sen. Grassley told Sen. Baucus, "it's been a long time since you and I first started talking back in November." Yet just two days later, while on the floor of the Senate, Grassley implied that health insurance reform legislation had been rushed. Which is it?
October 07, 2009 9:42 am ET filed under Fact Check
Senate Finance Republicans And The Private Health Industry
Since Senate Finance Republicans have accepted nearly $6 million from the private health industry, one has to wonder who will benefit the most from their votes.
September 23, 2009 9:45 am ET filed under Blog
CBO To Sen. Grassley: Undocumented Aliens Will Not Be Eligible For Public Health Option Under Baucus Plan
In a September 22, 2009 letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the Congressional Budget Office has made it clear that unauthorized immigrants will not have access to the subsidized health care provided under the current Baucus plan.
September 22, 2009 10:12 am ET filed under Fact Check
During Markup, Sen. Grassley Repeats Debunked Abortion Falsehood
During his opening statement of the Senate Finance Committee's markup of Sen. Max Baucus' health care bill, Sen. Charles Grassley insisted the bill included federal subsidies for elective abortion. Unfortunately for Sen. Grassley, PolitiFact.com debunked that exact claim only one day earlier.
September 17, 2009 5:49 pm ET filed under Blog
Uber-Partisan Sen. Grassley "Resents" President Obama, Refuses To Support Health Deal
Well, it's official. Sen. Grassley will not support the health care bill he's spent months crafting with his fellow Gang of Six-ers.
August 27, 2009 4:46 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley: Deficit "Puts Stake In The Heart" Of Health Insurance Reform
August 25, 2009 2:45 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley On Health Care: "I Don't Think It's Going To Be Possible To Work It Out With The Administration"
During a conference call with Iowa reporters, Sen. Grassley said both "I don't think it's going to be possible to work it out with the administration," and "yes, I do believe it's possible to reach an agreement." Does he even know what he's talking about?
August 19, 2009 5:55 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley Likes (But Won't Vote For) Co-Ops
August 19, 2009 5:30 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley Says "He's Losing Patience With Democrats"
August 18, 2009 12:13 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley Keeps Digging
In a new interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly, Sen. Chuck Grassley doubled down on his claim that Democrats pushing back against conservative (his) scare tactics are trying to "divert attention" from the real issues.
August 17, 2009 12:21 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley: Death Panels Are A Far-LEFT Distortion
In Sen. Chuck Grassley's world, calling out Republican scare tactics qualifies as a "distortion" that distracts from the "real issues."
August 13, 2009 4:16 pm ET filed under Blog
Do We Really Trust This Senator To Help Forge A Bipartisan Compromise On Health Care?
August 13, 2009 2:33 pm ET filed under Fact Check
The Day After Misinterpreting Health Care Bill, Sen. Grassley Said Bill Could Be "Misinterpreted"
Announcing the Senate Finance Committee would drop an end-of-life provision on August 13, 2009, Sen. Chuck Grassley said it "could be misinterpreted." Yet the day before, Sen. Grassley himself misinterpreted the provision, claiming it established "a government run plan to decide when to pull the plug on grandma."
August 12, 2009 2:57 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Grassley Repeats Ridiculous Rumor That Government Will "Pull the Plug On Grandma"
During his August 12, 2009 town hall in Winterset, IA, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced that the House Democratic health insurance reform bill would give the government the ability "to decide when to pull the plug on grandma." Sen. Grassley (and presumably his staff) is evidently unaware of the multiple sources that have debunked this ridiculous rumor.
August 06, 2009 4:39 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley's "Idiotic" Failure In Bipartisanship
Sen. Chuck Grassley made an absurd straw man argument to support his claim that Democratic proposals for health insurance reform are "idiotic."
July 24, 2009 1:48 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley Continues His Incoherent Tweet-Streak
On July 24, 2009, Sen. Chuck Grassley tweeted: "PTL BluDogs Keep barkin Pelosie bill is Govt takeovr of healthCare Breaks Obama promise"keep what u hv" Puts Wash Burocrats in chrg MUSTSTOP."
July 16, 2009 11:51 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Grassley Misrepresents Insurance Company-Funded Study
During a July 16, 2009 appearance on MSNBC, Sen. Chuck Grassley misrepresented the results of a health care study conducted by the insurance company-funded Lewin Group.
July 06, 2009 9:37 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Grassley: "I Take Pride With Being An Obstructionist"
The Iowa Senator comes clean about his role in the health care debate.
June 08, 2009 12:27 pm ET filed under Blog
College Republicans, Like Old Republicans, Think Twitter Will Solve Their Problems
College Republicans, like their party's representatives in Congress, think Twitter will lead them back to power.
May 27, 2009 11:13 am ET filed under Blog
MMAN In The Des Moines Register
From my column in today's Des Moines Register
May 26, 2009 11:39 am ET filed under Fact Check
Will Sen. Grassley Flip On Judicial Filibusters?
On May 26, 2009, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) issued a statement on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Just four years ago, Grassley fought to end judicial filibusters, writing: "History has proven the wisdom of having the President place judges with the support of the majority of the Senate." Will he remain consistent in his position?
May 06, 2009 12:18 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Now And Then: Sen. Grassley Flips On Reconciliation
On May 5, 2009, The Hill reported that Sen. Chuck Grassley viewed the majority's mention of using the reconciliation process as a threat to bipartisan cooperation. But in 2005, Sen. Grassley advocated using reconciliation to pass President Bush's tax cuts. Shockingly, he seems to have changed his mind now that the other party wants to pass legislation.
May 06, 2009 10:25 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Grassley Shifting Filibuster Position
After Justice Souter announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, the Media Matters Action Network asked whether Republicans who previously opposed the use of filibusters on judicial nominees would remain consistent in their position. In an interview with The Hill, Sen. Chuck Grassley indicated that he will not.
