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dailykos.com - 8/13/2009
Chuck Grassley, Again
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For the 487th time, why in the hell is this guy in the negotiations? One of the three Republican senators working on a bipartisan health care bill perpetuated a particularly outrageous untruth about the legislation on Wednesday. Appearing at a town hall in his home state of Iowa, Sen. Chuck ...
Finance Committee to drop end-of-life provision
thehill.com - 8/13/2009
Finance Committee to drop end-of-life provision
— thehill.com — The Senate Finance Committee will drop a controversial provision on consultations for end-of-life care from its proposed... healthcare bill, its top Republican member said Thursday. The committee, which has worked on putting together a bipartisan ... (more) Finance Committee to drop end-of-life provision

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Grassley: Government shouldn’t ‘decide when to pull the plug on grandma’
iowaindependent.com - 8/12/2009
Grassley: Government shouldn’t ‘decide when to pull the plug on grandma’
— iowaindependent.com — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks to more than 300 in Winterset Wednesday morning. U.S. Sen. Chuck... Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks to more than 300 in Winterset Wednesday morning. (more) Grassley: Government shouldn’t ‘decide when ...

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 8/13/2009
All Hail Bipartisanship! Grassley Kills End Of Life Provision, Attacks Dems For Leaving It “Open ...
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — If there were ever a day where Dems had an opening to argue that Republicans are responsible... for putting hopes for a bipartisan health care compromise on life support, today would appear to be it. (more) All Hail Bipartisanship! Grassley Kills End Of Life ...

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8/13: Chuck Joins The Deathers
Blogometer — ... Grassley only a day earlier for "sincerely trying to figure out if [he] can find a health care bill that works." The netroots see Grassley's inflammatory remarks as further evidence that the IA senator "is not participating in this process in good faith." ...

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