Grassley touring over break. Try to attend a session in your area.

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Schedule: http://grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=19972

Folks,
Liberals seldom attend Grassley sessions. And he seldom goes where we are. Looks like northeast and western Iowa. He needs to be HAMMERED on health care.
From Rapid Response:
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If you can attend a meeting, here are some questions to ask Grassley: (feel free to use your own...) Scroll down for schedule or visit Chuck's website. And please pass this on to your progressive friends...

1. Since he will be a key player on national health reform, why does he prefer private insurance plans over a public option (as in traditional Medicare)? He recently told Obama: “There’s a lot of us that feel that the public option is an unfair competitor.” Why does Grassley feel the public option is an "unfair competitor"? Maybe it's because big pharma gives him lots of $$$$:

Grassley was a chief architect of Medicare Part D legislation that nearly bankrupts his fellow senior citizens since it was written by and for big pharma. Grassley was rewarded from the pharmaceutical industry in campaign contributions amounting to over $87,000 after his Medicare Part D legislation became law in 2004 as he was running for Senate re-election, according to the website "opensecrets".

2. Grassley recently told a reporter from the "Columbia Journalism Review" that he approved of a smear campaign launched by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh (below). Ask Grassley, based on his comment, why he approves of telling lies to his constituents over telling the truth, and why he prefers insurance companies practicing medicine over doctors?


"I think they ought to hype them right now because people's attention needs to be brought to it, and that's the only way you're going to get their attention. When the dust settles, they won't have a leg to stand on and we will have and we will have a study and a tool that will be useful for doctors to use but not to dictate medicine."

Grassley plans to visit 33 counties this month
The Gazette

Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, will be holding meetings in 33 counties Monday through April 17 during the congressional recess.

"I've met with Iowans in every county, every year I've represented Iowa in the United States Senate," he said. "It's this exchange of ideas that gives me greater insight directly from Iowans that I can take to Washington with me."

Grassley will participate in a health care forum for Divided We Fail, an initiative sponsored by AARP, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Service Employees International Union and the Business Roundtable, in Mason City. The forum will help Grassley continue gathering information from Iowans on health care reform that is being developed by Congress.

Grassley will hold town hall meetings in Allison, Audubon, Bedford, Charles City, Charter Oak, Clarion, Clermont, Greenfield, Grundy Center, Glenwood, Hampton, Jesup, Lime Springs, Manly, Massena, Mount Ayr, Nashua, Onawa, Prescott, Riceville, Sidney, Stanton, Titonka and Waverly.

Among his scheduled stops are:
Monday, April 6, 2009

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Bremer County Town Hall Meeting, Waverly Public Library, Bremer Room, 1500 West Bremer Avenue, Waverly



10 - 11 a.m. Fayette County Town Hall Meeting, Clermont Opera House, Highway 18 and McGregor Street, Clermont



12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Winneshiek County Meeting, speak with college students in PAIDEIA class at Luther College, Luther College, Main 112, Decorah



2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Howard County Town Hall Meeting, Lime Springs Community Center, 201 Center Street, Lime Springs



5:15 – 6:15 p.m. Chickasaw County Town Hall Meeting, Nashua Public Library, 220 Brasher Street, Nashua



Tuesday, April 7, 2009

8 – 9 a.m. Butler County Town Hall Meeting, Allison Public Library, Meeting Room, 412 3rd Street, Allison



10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Grundy County Town Hall Meeting, Kling Memorial Library, Foyer, 708 7th Street, Grundy Center



1 – 1:30 p.m. Present Purple Heart Medal to the family of Richard Youngblut, Jesup High School, Gym, 531 Prospect Street, Jesup***



2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Buchanan County Town Hall Meeting, Jesup High School, Gym, 531 Prospect Street, Jesup



4 – 5 p.m. Black Hawk County Meeting, visit with the Black Hawk County Young Professionals, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, UNI, 8201 Dakota Avenue, Cedar Falls



Wednesday, April 8, 2009

7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Franklin County Town Hall Meeting, Center 1, 5 First Street SW, Hampton



9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Wright County Town Hall Meeting, The Clarion Depot, 302 South Main Street, Clarion



Noon – 1 p.m. Hancock County Meeting, speak with high school students, Garner-Hayfield High School, 605 West Lyon Street, Garner



1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Winnebago County Meeting, tour Krysilis’ Value Added Center and meet with employees at Krysilis’ MAJOPA Training and Conference Center, 905 South Highway 69, Forest City



4 – 5 p.m. Kossuth County Town Hall Meeting, Titonka Public Library, 136 Main Street North, Titonka



Thursday, April 9, 2009

8 – 9 a.m. Worth County Town Hall Meeting, Manly City Hall, 106 South Broadway, Manly



9:45 – 11:15 a.m. Cerro Gordo County Meeting, Divided We Fail Forum, North Iowa Area Community College, Muse-Norris Conference Center, 500 College Drive, Mason City



1 – 2 p.m. Mitchell County Town Hall Meeting, Riceville Public Library, 307 Woodland Avenue, Riceville



3 – 4 p.m. Floyd County Town Hall Meeting, City Hall, Council Chambers, 105 Milwaukee Mall, Charles City



Tuesday, April 14, 2009

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Audubon County Town Hall Meeting, Audubon County Economic Development, Community Room, 800 Market Street, Audubon



9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Shelby County Meeting, visit with 5th – 8th grade students at Shelby County Catholic Schools, Shelby County Catholic Schools, 2005 College Place, Harlan



12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Harrison County Meeting, speak with high school students and school board members at West Harrison Community School, West Harrison Community School, 410 Pine Street, Mondamin



2 – 3 p.m. Monona County Town Hall Meeting, Onawa Public Library, 707 Iowa Avenue, Onawa



4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Crawford County Town Hall Meeting, Charter Oak Community Building, 29 ½ Main Street, Charter Oak



Wednesday, April 15, 2009

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Page County Meeting, visit Shenandoah VA Clinic, 512 South Fremont Street, Shenandoah



9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Taylor County Town Hall Meeting, Taylor County Extension/Farm Bureau, Meeting Room, 607 Pollock Boulevard, Bedford



11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Ringgold County Town Hall Meeting, Mount Ayr City Hall, Council Chambers, 200 South Taylor Street, Mount Ayr



2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Adams County Town Hall Meeting, Prescott Public Library, 607 2nd Street, Prescott



4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Montgomery County Town Hall Meeting, Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative, 415 Broad Avenue, Stanton



Thursday, April 16, 2009

8 – 9 a.m. Fremont County Town Hall Meeting, Sidney Public Library, 1002 Illinois Street, Sidney



10 – 11 a.m. Mills County Town Hall Meeting, Glenwood State Bank, Meeting Room, 32 North Walnut Street, Glenwood



Noon – 1 p.m. Pottawattamie County Meeting, speak with Council Bluffs Rotary Club, Council Bluffs Senior Center, 714 South Main Street, Council Bluffs



2:45 – 3 p.m. Cass County Meeting, speak with elementary students at CAM Middle School, CAM Middle School, Gym, 207 East 6th Street, Massena***



3 – 4 p.m. Cass County Town Hall Meeting, CAM Middle School, Cafeteria, 207 East 6th Street, Massena



5 – 6 p.m. Adair County Town Hall Meeting, Adair County Health and Fitness Center, Andrews Memorial Room, 202 North Townline Road, Greenfield



Friday, April 17, 2009

7 – 8 a.m. Polk County Meeting, visit with Young Businessman Breakfast Club, Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th Street, West Des Moines***



9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Polk County Meeting, tour and visit with employees at Athena GTX, Athena GTX, 3620 SW 61st Street, Suite 395, Des Moines



11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Polk County Meeting, visit with employees at Principal Financial Group, Principal Financial Group, 711 High Street, Des Moines***



2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Polk County Meeting, visit with Iowa Chinese in Agriculture, Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th Street, Urbandale



3:45 – 4:45 p.m. Polk County Meeting, participate in a Tweetup, Impromptu Studios, 300 SW 5th Street, Des Moines



Saturday, April 18, 2009

11 a.m. – Noon Black Hawk County Meeting, visit with Korean War Veterans, Tall Corn Chapter #99, Sullivan Veterans Museum, Grout Museum of History and Science, 503 South Street, Waterloo



***Grassley will be available to the press for 15 minutes following each event unless noted with the three asterisks***



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1. Will there be an interpreter so I can understand what he's saying?

[rurallib]

2. you really need to try a session on for size.

His republicspreek is semi understandable.