Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan today accused Senator Chuck Grassley of taking Sarah Palin’s PAC money as a reward for deceiving Iowans about President Obama’s healthcare plan.
“Chuck Grassley certainly likes to paint a picture of being an independent working for everyday Iowans, not the fringe right of the Republican Party and their interests. But, it’s become clear: Grassley works for them and not us,” said Kiernan.
In August 2009, Chuck Grassley and Sarah Palin argued that President Obama’s healthcare plan would result in the federal government deciding “when to pull the plug on grandma.” That’s a claim that earned the “Lie of the Year” from Pulitzer Prize winning PolitiFact.org.1
Sarah Palin’s PAC, SarahPAC, made donations in 2009 to several Republicans, including Senator Grassley, who led the fight against health insurance reform for Americans.2
“It’s appalling. Senator Grassley and Sarah Palin misled Americans about healthcare, and she rewarded him for it.”
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Sources:
- Politifact.org “Politifact’s Lie of the Year: Death Panels”
http://www.politifact.org/truth-o-meter/article/2009/dec/18/politifact-lie-year-death-panels/ - Federal Elections Commission. SarahPAC Year End Report: http://iowademocrats.org/reports/sarahpac.pdf
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