Chuck Grassley

Charles Ernest Grassley is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. Grassley was first elected to the Senate in 1980 and has been reelected seven times. He is the longest-serving Republican in U.S. Senate history and the sixth-longest-serving U.S. senator in history. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Chuck Grassley has 3,185 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 Senate Committee. The year with the most videos was 2020 with 169 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2017 with an average of 13,588 views per program. Most appearances with Max Baucus (30), Orrin Hatch (20), John Cornyn (20). Most common tags: Tax Policy, Federal Budget, Iowa.

Appearances by Title:January 1, 1981 - Present U.S. Senator, R-IA View Map


President Pro Tempore (Jan 03, 2019 - Jan 20, 2021) Videos: 3,184

Previously

U.S. Representative, R-IA 3rd January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1981 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Dep…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden i…

  • OMB Director Testifies on the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    OMB Director Testifies on the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testified before the Senate Budget Committee on President Biden’s fis…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate advanced the nomination of Jasmine Yoon to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Virginia.

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government bey…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate confirmed two nominations: Moshe Marvit, member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and Cathy…

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Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 32
    • Total Time Speaking: 7 hours
    • Common Floor Remark Topics:

Bills

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