Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the oldest senator in the Senate, has been hospitalized with an infection, his office announced Tuesday.
Grassley, 90, was treated for an infection at a Washington, D.C., area hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, a spokesperson for the Iowa Republican Party told the Post.
The eight-term senator “is receiving intravenous antibiotics at a local hospital to treat an infection,” his office said in a statement. stated in a statement.
“He is in good spirits and plans to return to work as soon as possible as directed by his doctors,” the statement concluded.
Mr. Grassley served in the House of Representatives for six years before being elected to the Senate in 1980, making him the longest-serving Republican in Congress' history.
Several Hawkeye State politicians wished Grassley a speedy recovery.
“Get well soon @ChuckGrassley!” Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds I wrote to X.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa): “Senator Chuck Grassley, I wish you a speedy recovery, peppered with documentaries and DQs.” tweetedsee Grassley's I like Dairy Queen and history channel documentary.
