Tag Archives: Grassley obstruction

Grassley Continues Obstructionist Behavior

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Trish Nelson

In the first five minutes of the clip below from Tuesday night’s TMRS, Rachel calls out Chuck Grassley, reminding us that he made a public statement, replying to a constituent question at a town hall meeting in Mt. Ayr, Iowa … Continue reading →

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What The Iowa Republican Party Supports

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Dave Bradley

There you have it. Iowa’s Republican Party has over and over reiterated their support for Trump. The fact that the Iowa Republican Party supports Donald Trump should not be a real surprise. We have a governor who wants to act … Continue reading →

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Grassley #Doyourjob Rallies At Six Locations In Iowa

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO:  Rallies on Tuesday, July 19 – the 125th day of obstruction for Merrick Garland, longer than any Supreme Court nominee in U.S. history. 6 locations, some details still to be confirmed: WHERE: … Continue reading →

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Public Demonstrations Planned To Protest Grassley Obstruction

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Trish Nelson

WhyCourtsMatterIowa.org Why Courts Matter Iowa Coalition to Rally and Tell Senator Grassley – “Do Your Job” Why Courts Matter Iowa coalition members, volunteers and supporters will gather at the Polk County Courthouse, Sunday, March 13th at 2:00 pm, to protest … Continue reading →

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Will Grassley Obstruct? Conservative Groups Plan To Make Sure He Does

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Iowans need to realize Grassley is no longer working for us.  Conservative groups Freedomworks, Heritage Foundation and Family Research Council are threatening senators who don’t toe the obstructionist party line on an Obama SCOTUS appointment. Click here to read the … Continue reading →

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Grassley Intends To Obstruct Supreme Court Nomination

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Trish Nelson

[Note from BFIA: Click here to see Grassley’s schedule of town hall meetings this week.] Des Moines, IA — The Why Courts Matter Iowa coalition released the following statement today in response to Senator Chuck Grassley’s promise to delay a … Continue reading →

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Four Democrats Take On Grassley

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Trish Nelson

There are four Iowa Democrats challenging Chuck Grassley for U.S. Senator.  Grassley and Ernst are part of  the right-wing of the Republican party, obstructing President Obama on everything, not caring whether it would benefit America and Iowa or not. For … Continue reading →

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Grassley Playing Politics With Federal Judge Confirmations

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Credo and Daily Kos In 2014, Republicans in the Senate blocked confirmation votes on 22 judicial nominations that they later voted unanimously to confirm, wasting days of legislative time. This year alone, the Senate has confirmed just … Continue reading →

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Grassley Causes Judicial Emergency

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Progress Iowa: For the past six months, Senator Grassley has refused to schedule a nomination hearing for Judge Felipe Restrepo in the Judiciary Committee. He is obstructing the Restrepo nomination despite the Judge’s extensive qualifications, past support … Continue reading →

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