Honorable Chuck Grassley
Senator, Iowa, Republican
Sen. Grassley is the president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate and the senior senator from Iowa, a seat he has held since 1981. He serves on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Budget; Finance; and Judiciary. The following is from the July 23, 2025, Senate floor debate on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The centerpiece of this legislation is a permanent extension of the 2017 tax law, thereby averting the largest tax hike in American history without a vote…