Grassley Bombs Out on Taxpayer Funding of Bush Propaganda
by Randall Rolph, Nashua, Iowa
Lip Service Seems to Be All Iowans Can Expect from our Senior Senator
Senator
Chuck Grassley's concerns of taxpayer funds being used by the current
administration to disseminate propaganda in the public domain appears
to be nothing more than lip service to his consituents. His assertion
that he has written a letter to the Education Department regarding this
issue falls far short of his commitment made to the good people of Iowa
on January 11, 2005.
During
Grassley's community meeting held on January 11, 2005, in Charles City,
Iowa, the question was asked of him if he would call for an
investigation and/or support the call for an investigation into the use
of federal funds for the purpose of propaganda. His answer to that
question was a distinct, 'Yes'.
As we
and Senator Grassley are well aware, such use of federal funds is
prohibited by law. Further, the use of said funds for said purpose goes
well beyond the Department of Education. As further facts have arisen
relating to this issue, others have been identified as to receiving
federal funds for their efforts in dissemination of propaganda.
Recently, reports have surfaced that the amount of taxpayer dollars
being spent by the current administration for propaganda purposes is
being estimated at over $97 million dollars.
What some of us may not know is, the
current rules in the Senate allow for the call for an investigation
into an issue to be made only by the presiding chairman of a committee.
As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and as the only
committee member having the authority to call for an investigation,
Senator Grasley has failed on his commitment made to the people of Iowa
during his community meeting in Charles City, Iowa on January 11, 2005.
Blog For Iowa 
Most of what Grassley has done as chair of the Finance Committee(the Tax Committtee) has been bad for Iowa! He should get much more blame and scrutiny than he has received for the Bush tax cuts for the wealthyand the medicare drug subsidy to drug companies. Any bill to phase out social security will also have to go thru his committee. Keep your eye on him.
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