Grassley on Inversions and Economic Patriotism

The left-of-center Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has a useful reminder that the patriotism rhetoric about tax inversions is not confined to Democrats like Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. The CBPP digs out a 2004 press release from Senator Charles Grassley, Republican of Iowa, touting an anti-inversion proposal: "This will hit the unpatriotic companies that dash and stash their cash,' Grassley said.