Washington, DC — Mike Franken, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, says Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is engaging in double-speak when explaining his no vote on capping insulin prices. Grassley says his vote was not about insulin, but about Democrats ignoring Senate budget rules.
Grassley says the Senate should pass a bipartisan package that would include a limit on insulin prices. This weekend’s Senate vote to cap insulin prices at $35 a month failed, as it needed 10 Republican Senators to pass. Franken says Grassley played politics when he had the chance to cap the sky high prices Americans are paying for insulin.
During this weekend’s Senate debate on the package of health and energy proposals, Grassley criticized the bill’s tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. Franken says he hears from voters who want to buy electric vehicles and have access to charging stations.
Franken says the technology is shifting to electric vehicles and Iowa is in a position to benefit as more electric vehicles take to the road because of the state’s power generating capacity.
