Democratic Senate candidate Tom Fiegen today said Senator Chuck Grassley’s flip-flops on health care reached new heights with his statement claiming credit for a provision in the bill.
Press Release
For Immediate Release: 9:00 a.m. 3/26/10
Fiegen: Grassley health bill claim cynical, hypocritical, inaccurate
CLARENCE, Iowa — Democratic Senate candidate Tom Fiegen today said Senator Chuck Grassley’s flip-flops on health care reached new heights with his statement claiming credit for a provision in the bill.
“Chuck Grassley’s part of history is that he worked the wrong side of it. Given every opportunity to be part of the health care reform bill, he sided with big insurance companies and against Iowans,” Fiegen said.
“The President and Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus bent over backwards to accommodate Chuck Grassley. He responded by bragging publicly on MSNBC last September that he was doing everything in his power to stall and ultimately kill the bill.
Fiegen said he couldn’t believe it Wednesday when he saw a Grassley news release taking credit for including accountability provisions for non-profit hospitals in the bill.
“Chuck Grassley has rapidly become a laughing stock. He’s already a punchline for the late night comedy shows. If he is elected again, the joke is on us,” Fiegen said.
“We need a U.S. Senator who gathers the facts, listens to all sides and then makes a good decision and sticks to it,” said Fiegen. “I will be that kind of Senator, not an incumbent flip flopper who claims that he was for a bill, before he was against it, now that he wants credit for it.”
Fiegen said the timing of Grassley's release added to its absurdity, coming right before President Obama's visit to Iowa City.
"It was a pleasure for Iowans to welcome President Obama back to the stateyesterday. Iowans helped the President launch health reform as a candidate, and we had a big part in getting him to the White House to make it happen. It was a great day for Iowans.”
Fiegen is a former state senator from Cedar County and a bankruptcy attorney in Cedar Rapids. He is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2010 election.
For more information contact:
Tom Fiegen
Fiegen for U.S. Senate
P.O. Box 279
Clarence, Iowa 52216
(319) 438-2010
(319) 654-6060
http://www.fiegenforussenate.com