Comment that Health Care Bill Should Receive Broad Bipartisan Support Isn’t New, Examples of Prior Comments

The following press release was published by the United States Senate Committee on Finance Chairman's News on Aug. 19, 2009. It is reproduced in full below.

Some reporters are treating Sen. Grassley’s comments this week that a bipartisan health care bill should have more than a few Republican votes as news. In fact, Sen. Grassley has made similar comments for months. Four examples are available in the attached Printer-Friendly Version.

Source: US Senate Committee on Finance Chairman's News