Grassley drew strong rebukes from Democrats after he seemed to suggest at one town hall that conservatives were justified in worrying that a provision in the House version of the legislation that pays for end-of-life consultations would lead to the federal government playing a role in deciding when to “pull the plug on Grandma.” Grassley says he opposes that counseling as written in the House version of the bill, but a spokesman said the senator does not think the House provision would in fact give the government such authority in deciding when and how people die. The House bill allows patients to decide for themselves if they would like such counseling.
via Iowans Closely Watching Sen. Grassley on Health-Care Reform – washingtonpost.com.
What a slimy spineless piece of crap Grassley is. He doesn’t actually believe the bill would ” give the government such authority in deciding when and how people die”. I can only assume he opposes it to appease the adamantly ignorant wing of the GOP. In fact he voted for a very similar provision as part of the Medicare Part D benefit a few years ago. What a gutless bastard.
