The following is a comment from a spokesperson of Senator Grassley's regarding comments made this afternoon by Senator Reid about jobs legislation.
“Senator Reid’s announcement sends a message that he wants to go partisan and blame Republicans when Senator Grassley and others were trying to find common ground on solutions to help get the economy back on track and people back to work. Senator Reid did this just as Republican senators were saying they liked things in the Baucus-Grassley draft, which would have prevented billions of dollars in tax increases and offset any spending. It extended the biodiesel tax credit, which has meant lost jobs in biodiesel production in Iowa, and extended important tax relief for flood recovery and rebuilding. The Majority Leader pulled the rug out from work to build broad-based support for tax relief and other efforts to help the private sector recover from the economic crisis.”