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Grassley was for ‘death panels’ before he was against them

By Jason Hancock 8/14/09

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has been taking a lot of heat for continuing to spread the debunked rumor that end-of-life planning provisions included in proposed health care legislation could lead to government-mandated euthanasia of the elderly, going as far as to strip them from a version of the bill currently before his committee.
But Amy Sullivan [...]

Reich: Medicare’s problems highlight need for public insurance option

By Jason Hancock 5/14/09

Discussing health care reform with reporters, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley pointed to an annual report released Wednesday on Medicare’s financial situation to argue against a government-run health system.
But Robert Reich, secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton and professor at the University of California at Berkeley, says Medicare’s fiscal problems are actually a big reason [...]

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