Grassley comment about White House officials saying opposition to health care proposals will force partisan action


M E M O R A N D U M

 

TO:      Reporters and Editors

RE:      the debate over health care legislation

DA:     Wednesday, August 19, 2009

 

            Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, issued the following statement this morning about the debate over health care legislation.

 

"I've said all year that something as big and important as health care legislation should have broad-based support.  So far, no one has developed that kind of support, either in Congress or at the White House.  That doesn't mean we should quit.  It means we should keep working until we can put something together that gets that widespread support."