Press release for Tom Fiegen (running to oppose Chuck Grassley in 2010)

[rurallib]

I think some of you folks may find this of interest: (cross posted in the Iowa Forum)

Fiegen to Grassley: Come Clean on Health Care
Press Release. Immediate
Press Release

CLARENCE, Iowa — Democratic Senate candidate Tom Fiegen today called upon Senator Charles Grassley to “come clean” with Iowans on his position on health care reform, following revelations that Grassley privately told big contributors that he would work to defeat President Obama’s plan.

“Will the real Chuck Grassley stand up?” Fiegen said. “First we heard about the Grassley fundraising letter asserting his pledge to ‘defeat Obama-care’ which was not the same message Mr. Grassley had been stating publicly. That letter came at the same time the President has tried to keep an open door to negotiating with him.

“Now we learn of his secret fundraiser in Miami where he made the same pledge. What good are Mr. Grassley’s town meetings in Iowa when he’s telling Iowans one thing and telling something else to the big-money contributors from out of state? Whom does he work for? He needs to come clean with the people who sent him to Washington 30 years ago.”

Word of the fundraiser began spreading online during the Labor Day weekend. See http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/05/grassley-secret-fundraiser/ <http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/05/grassley-secret-fundraiser/>

Fiegen said Iowans are increasingly seeing that they have a choice in 2010 — for affordable, quality health care access for Iowans, or for continued big profits for the insurance industry while millions go uninsured. Fiegen also noted President Obama will be speaking to the nation about the issue Wednesday night.

“It might be a good idea to listen to the President before deciding you’re against him,” Fiegen said of Grassley’s position.

“We know Iowans need reform — real reform — to make sure their families can get health care when they need it. We also know that Senator Grassley has given a lot of different signals to different audiences -- even to the President of the United States,” Fiegen said.

“The President will know that when Senator Fiegen tells him that he is for or against the President on a given issue, his word will be true. On health care, Tom Fiegen will be there for a plan that assures better access to health care for uninsured Americans and doesn't break the bank. That's what the President wants, that's what Iowans want, and Senator Grassley is blocking it.”

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, see www.fiegenforussenate.com.

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