Category Archives: Charles Grassley

Does Grassley Represent Iowans Or The Gun Lobby?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Background checks could get another vote. Click here to contact Chuck so he knows where Iowans stand on this issue. The gun lobby spent $163,142 on Chuck Grassley. He voted against a reasonable background check proposal to stop gun violence, … Continue reading →

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Grassley: “I Never Said That”

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Trish Nelson

The wrong Senator from Iowa is retiring.  

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Grassley: Dead Kids, NO! Dead Presidents, YES!

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

That is the message I take away from Grassley’s vote against very weak tea gun control legislation Wednesday. I can almost hear him thinking “Let’s see which side can pony up the big bucks for my vote.” And now Grassley is … Continue reading →

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Gabby Giffords v. Chuck Grassley

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Trish Nelson

This is an excerpt of Gabby Giffords’ Op-Ed in the NYTimes following today’s shameful vote in the U.S. Senate. She’s talking about every Senator who voted to block the background check and legislation that would help prevent mass gun murders … Continue reading →

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Sen. Grassley Defends Rights Of White Men Who Abuse Women On Tribal Land

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Trish Nelson

from ThinkProgress Last week, Grassley was one of just 22 senators—all Republican men—who voted against reauthorizing VAWA  [Violence Against Women Act].  During a town hall meeting in Indianola on Wednesday, a woman asked him to explain his vote. Grassley responded … Continue reading →

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The “Connecticut Effect”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Dave Bradley

This is a term that was uttered by an NRA lobbyist the other day. He stated that the NRA would have to wait until the “Connecticut effect” had passed. Then we would be back to business as usual. What an arrogant … Continue reading →

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Grassley, Please Retire!

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Dave Bradley

After hearing the totally unexpected retirement of Sen. Tom Harkin following the end of his term, my first thought was that I hope our senior (quite senior) senator would take a hint and announce his retirement also. While Tom Harkin … Continue reading →

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Open Letter To Senator Grassley

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Senator, You have some 30+ years of seniority in the senate. Since seniority is one of the major measuring sticks in the Senate, this gives you a lot of power, especially in your party. Sir, your party is on the … Continue reading →

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Senator Grassley Is On The List Of Shame

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Shameful, disgraceful, sad.  Whatever you want to call it, the senators on this list need to be thrown out of office for being the corporate-owned scammers they are, masquerading as representatives of the people. As Iowans, we are responsible for … Continue reading →

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Say What You Mean

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Who said it? “Don’t speak to me about your religion; 1st show it to me in how you treat other people.  Don’t tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all her children.  … Continue reading →

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