Grassley blasted by Democratic challenger Tom Fiegen on jobs

[rurallib]

Tom Fiegen, candidate for the US senate challenging Chuck Grassley, blasted Grassley in a press release Friday agternoon:



Press Release

For Immediate Release: 1:00 p.m. 10/2//09

Tom Fiegen to Chuck Grassley: You haven’t lifted a finger while more Iowans are out of work


CLARENCE, Iowa — Democratic Senate candidate Tom Fiegen today blasted Senator Chuck Grassley after the release of the dismal September 2009 unemployment numbers, with unemployment jumping to 9.8% and the loss of an additional 263,000 jobs.

“In Cedar Rapids alone, we have seen the announced closure by Terex, Sealed Air and Midland Forge. All of them were major long standing employers in the community. Other major Iowa employers like John Deere, Alcoa and Pella have announced major layoffs this summer and fall. Yet, Chuck Grassley has not lifted a finger to retain or replace these jobs. He has truly lost his way,” Fiegen said.

“Every day, I meet with Iowa workers and small business owners who can’t pay the mortgage or their insurance premiums while Mr. Grassley has been paid a federal salary of over $4,000,000.00 and collected millions more in campaign contributions from insurance, pharmaceutical and Wall Street fat cats. He has been one of the insiders in Washington so long that he can’t hear the voices of the thousands of Iowans who have lost their jobs.”

“We need to immediately look at a second stimulus bill which focuses a on job creation. We need to re-examine our trade agreements and we may even need to consider creating a new civilian conservation corp to restore our historic landmarks and national parks to create jobs, “ said Fiegen.

“Working Iowans need somebody in Washington who knows their problems firsthand and will work to create jobs for them, like me, not somebody who has been in Washington so long that big money has drowned out the voices of unemployed Iowans.”

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 contact:

Tom Fiegen
307 Second Avenue
Clarence, Iowa 52216
[phone] cell
[phone] home

Fiegen for U.S. Senate
P.O. Box 279
Clarence, Iowa 52216

http://www.fiegenforussenate.com
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[Bluzmann57]

1. Didn't grassley say he won't use a John Deere mower?

I seem to recall him saying something like that. The largest employer in Iowa and he won't use one of their mowers. This needs to be broadcast all over our great state. "Grassley may mow his own lawn, but he won't use a John Deere. Iowa's largest employer and he won't use any of their products. What's wrong with this scenario?" Something like that.