Grassley warns Obama not to attack Republicans tonight

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Source: QCTimes

Hours before President Barack Obama is to give a high-stakes health care speech tonight, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, warned him to steer clear of attacking Republicans.

On a conference call with Iowa reporters this morning, Grassley said Obama was elected to "lead this effort."

"It would be a mistake tonight for the president to blame Republicans for not going along with legislation that puts the government in charge of health care and adds to the deficit," he said.

Grassley is one of three Republicans in a group of six who are trying to come up with a bi-partisan health care reform bill.

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