Senator Chuck Grassley – The Bryce Harlow Award
Bryce Harlow Award – Senator Chuck Grassley (Iowa)
Chuck Grassley was elected to Iowa Legislature 1958, the U.S. House of Representatives 1974, and has served in the U.S. Senate since 1980. Known for his reputation for hard work and constituent service, Senator Grassley holds the longest consecutive voting streak in Senate history. Senator Grassley hasn’t missed a vote since 1993, when he was in Iowa helping constituents respond to the devastating flooding. Senator Grassley was sworn in as Senate president
pro tempore for the 116th Congress, which places him third in the presidential line of succession. He leverages his seniority in the United States to build bipartisan coalitions and advance a conservative agenda to improve opportunity and prosperity for more Americans. Grassley serves as chair of the Senate Finance Committee. He was chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee for four years, during which time he shepherded an historic 85 federal judges through the Senate’s advice and consent authority for lifetime appointments to the federal bench, including two Supreme Court Justices. His signature legislative achievement as chairman of the Judiciary Committee was landmark, bipartisan criminal justice reform called the First Step Act. It passed the Senate 87-12 and was signed into law in December 2018. With uncommon tenacity, Senator Grassley brings grit and integrity to the nation’s capital where he has developed a reputation for independence and relentless oversight to make the government work for the people it serves, not the other way around.
As we honor Senator Grassley with the Bryce Harlow Award, please watch this short video to view tributes to the Senator.
The Honorable Tom Tauke, former US Congressman from Iowa, speaks about Senator Grassley in this lively video.
Please take a few minutes to watch Senator Grassley’s gracious acceptance speech.
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