Posts Tagged ‘Senator Grassley’
Does Grassley Represent Iowans Or The Gun Lobby?
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, even though 88% of Iowans support it.
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Tags: background checks, gun control legislation, gun safety, Iowans for gun safety, Senator Grassley | 
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Sen. Grassley Defends Rights Of White Men Who Abuse Women On Tribal Land
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 that the legislation is unconstitutional, a belief shared by at least five of his colleagues.
Since the Constitution guarantees citizens the right to a trial among a jury of peers, Grassley reasoned that white men would be deprived of their rights if those who were accused of violence against Native American women had to appear in a tribal court. “On an Indian reservation, it’s going to be made up of Indians, right?” Grassley said. “So the non-Indian doesn’t get a fair trial.” Watch. (click here to read the entire story)
Iowans To Senator Grassley: End The Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
Middle Class Iowans in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Sioux City to Deliver Letters and Petitions From Over 800 Iowans
[UPDATE: THE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO: FRIDAY @12:30]
UPDATE: On Friday, December 21st at 12:30 p.m., Progress Iowa and local activists will join Iowa taxpayers at Sen. Chuck Grassley’s offices in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City, and Waterloo to deliver letters and petitions from over 800 Iowans in support of tax fairness gathered by Progress Iowa, CREDO Action, and local volunteers. Volunteers will also deliver a holiday card telling Grassley to “make it onto Santa’s list” by ending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest two percent.
Thursday’s events are part of a statewide series of petition deliveries and other events being organized across the country in partnership with national coalition The Action.
“Sen. Grassley seems to be content standing on the sidelines while many of his colleagues are finally standing up for the middle-class. Grassley should be calling for an end to tax cuts for the wealthiest two-percent of Americans,” said Matt Denner, an organizer with Progress Iowa. “We’re joining with Iowa taxpayers to tell Grassley his constituents want him to quit treating Medicare, Social Security, and our social safety net like bargaining chips, and act now for tax fairness, especially if he wants to make Santa’s list.”
Progress Iowa is working in conjunction with AFSCME Iowa Council 61, Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Working Families Win, SEIU Local 199, South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, and Citizens for a Healthy Iowa to organize events this week and in the coming weeks with a focus on tax fairness and the “fiscal cliff.”
Middle class Iowans are gathering to tell Congress: “It’s time to set our priorities straight–tax cuts for the wealthy means fewer Pell Grants, cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits, and more kids shoved into crowded classrooms.”
WHO: Progress Iowa, local organizations and middle-class Iowans
WHERE:
Waterloo office of Sen. Grassley: 531 Commercial Street, Waterloo
Cedar Rapids office of Sen. Grassley: 111 7th Avenue SE, Ste. 6800, Cedar Rapids
Des Moines office of Sen. Grassley: 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines
Sioux City office of Sen. Grassley: 320 6th Street, Sioux City
WHEN: Thursday, December 20th at 12:30 p.m.
Matt Denner
Progress Iowa.org
www.facebook.com/progressiowa
Tags: Bush Tax Cuts, Senator Grassley, social safety net, tax fairness | 1 Comment »
Senator Grassley Is On The List Of Shame
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 the way our representatives in congress vote. We elect them and send them to Washington to cast votes for and against policies that have an effect on people’s lives. Grassley (and his fellow Republicans– not a single Democrat) voted against the United Nations adopting global guideline recommendations for treatment of people with disabilities. 
See Paul Deaton’s post yesterday for Grassley’s statement.
Click here to contact Senator Grassley
Here are the 7 Republicans who voted Yea
Lugar -IN
Ayotte -NH
Mccain -AZ
Murkowski -AK
Snowe -ME
Collins -ME
Brown-MA
Tags: Disabilities Treaty, Senator Grassley, United Nations | No Comments »
Grassley Defends ALEC
Is our senator working for Iowans or ALEC?
Think Progress reports:
On April 4, Coca-Cola announced it was ending financial support for [ALEC] the American Legislative Exchange Council, the right-wing group behind “Stand Your Ground” laws and voter suppression efforts.
Now, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is advocating a boycott of the company:
via Twitter:
“U might think abt not drinking Coca Cola since company sucombed to pressure fr Leftist not to support ALEC”
The Grassley boycott could be quite extensive. Over the last few weeks, at least 11 other companies — including Pepsi, McDonald’s, and Kraft — announced they were severing ties with ALEC.
In response to the criticism, ALEC announced they were ending all “non-economic” activities. Unfortunately for ALEC, that hasn’t stopped the parade of defections, which most recently includes Blue Cross Blue Shield and Yum! Foods
Coke operates bottling plants in Waukee and Atlantic, Iowa
Keystone XL: Harkin No Grassley Yea
Here’s a note from the Sierra Club:
Last week, the Senate defeated Keystone XL with just two votes to spare. Your senator was there when it counted, ready to stand up to Big Oil’s pressure and reject this dirty tar sands pipeline.
Thank your senator for their courageous vote on Keystone XL, and let them know you’ll have their back in the next battle against Big Oil.
Thank Senator Harkin for Saying NO to Keystone XL
(Grassley voted yea)
Click here to thank your Senator for Saying NO to Keystone XL
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