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Grassley, Miller-Meeks have their own agenda
Don Paulson
Sep. 17, 2022 7:00 am
Soon voters in Iowa's 1st District will decide who will fill our U.S. Senate seat and U.S. House seat. Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks currently hold those positions. They should be voted out.
Grassley voted “No” on several pieces of key legislation recently. Project Vote Smart has the complete list.
In addition, Grassley never allowed a hearing for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, citing complete nonsense as a reason.
And why did Grassley say this on Jan. 5, 2021, “Well, first of all, I will be- if the Vice President isn't there and we don't expect him to be there, I will be presiding over the Senate.” Why did he think Pence wasn't going to be at the Capitol the next day?
Miller-Meeks has an even worse voting record. Once again, Project Vote Smart has the complete list. Recently she even voted against the first burn pit bill.
Grassley and Miller-Meeks failed the 2022 Political Courage Test by Project Vote Smart.
Both of these people stood on a stage last October to support disgraced, twice-impeached President Donald Trump. They have not taken back their allegiance to him even after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
These Republicans have their own agenda. They don't represent us.
Please vote for Admiral Michael Franken for U.S. Senate and Christina Bohannan for the U.S. House.
Don Paulson
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