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February 25, 2010 10:38 am ET
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 06, 2009 5:11 pm ET
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
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.
October 07, 2009 9:42 am ET
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 22, 2009 10:12 am ET
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.
August 13, 2009 2:33 pm ET
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
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.
July 16, 2009 11:51 am ET
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.
May 26, 2009 11:39 am ET
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
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
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.
May 01, 2009 10:27 am ET
In Their Own Words: The Majority's Prerogative
In 2005, many Republican Senators went so far as to claim the filibuster of judicial nominees was unconstitutional. Now four years later, with President Obama's first Supreme Court appointment looming, will they remain consistent in their position or commit one of the most blatant acts of hypocrisy in the 220-year history of the United States Senate?
