Eyeing another run, Grassley shows Iowans heâs keeping up Share Updated: 2:43 PM CDT Jul 10, 2021 The Associated Press in this june 30, 2021, photo sen. chuck grassley, r-iowa, speaks during a meeting with employees at professional computer solution, in denison, iowa. (ap photo/charlie neibergall)
GET OUR POLITICS NEWSLETTER Share Updated: 2:43 PM CDT Jul 10, 2021 The Associated Press In dress shirts and pants, Chuck Grassley and Tom Cotton dropped to their knees on stage at a recent Iowa Republican Party fundraiser and began pumping out pushups. The 87-year-old Iowa senatorâs were slow and deliberate while his Arkansas colleagueâs were crisp and level, befitting the 44-year-old former Army captain.The 22 reps were part of a campaign to curb veteran suicides. But for Grassley, a senator considering a bid for an eighth term, it was also a moment to send another message to voters: I can still keep up.After