WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement after Democrats blocked the Senate’s consideration of a disaster aid appropriations package that would have provided relief following the devastating floods in the Midwest, including southwest Iowa.
“I’m disappointed in my colleagues who decry Washington political games while on the campaign trail in Iowa, but then return to the Capitol only to play political games themselves. The disaster aid appropriations bill I voted for in the Senate would not have left anyone in the lurch, from Iowa to Puerto Rico. But the Democrat poison pills will do exactly that. I hope my colleagues who voted against this much-needed relief will reconsider.”
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