Grassley vows to block nominees until he gets answers on gun sales

[Gunco]

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R Iowa) is vowing to block President Obama's nominations until he gets detailed answers on a controversial program that resulted in drug cartels acquiring more than 1,300 firearms from the U.S.Grassley is pressing the Department of Justice (DOJ) on who initiated the "Gun Runner" program that authorized the sale of guns to people acting as straw purchasers for drug cartels in Mexico. Gun Runner might have contributed to the death of at least one federal agent.

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