Grassley talks about “bipartisan” healthcare effort Posted By: Ben Butler August 24, 2009 @ 4:49 am Today's Local News Tweet Share Email A key player in the ongoing healthcare debate is Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Grassley is a ranking minority member on the Senate Finance Commitee, and has been a leading voice in the “Gang of Six.” Grassley has countered claims that he’s abandoned a bi partisan healthcare bill. He says “three Republicans and 58 Democrats is not bipartisan”