"U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley today disappointed the vast majority of Iowans when he engaged in the lowest form of political mudslinging by repeating the vicious slur that health reform may ‘pull the plug on grandma.’...
"Senator Grassley should understand the value of this legislation. If he has sincere concerns, he could ask his grandson about the issue. Pat Grassley, who now holds Senator Grassley’s former seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, voted in 2008 for the same legislation that Senator Grassley now calls pulling the plug on grandma.
Iowa State Senator Joe Bolkcom
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FACT: On April 25, 2008, Senator Grassley’s grandson VOTED for similar "end-of-life care" legislation in the Iowa Legislature
In 2008 the Iowa Legislature overwhelmingly approved House File 2539, a major health reform bill that was later signed into law by Governor Chet Culver. The legislation included several provisions to help seniors and their families make informed decisions with their end-of-life care.
Pat Grassley, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley’s grandson, represents Senator Grassley’s hometown of New Hartford in the Iowa House of Representatives. On April 25, 2008, Representative Pat Grassley voted with the majority, 93 to 3, to approve House File 2539. It also passed the Iowa Senate with a similar bipartisan majority of 37 to 6.