Chuck Grassley, Second Oldest Senator, Tests Positive for Covid
- Republican had been quarantining following exposure to virus
- As president pro tempore, in line of presidential succession
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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, an 87-year-old in the line of succession to the presidency, announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Grassley reported the test results late in the day, after beginning a quarantine Tuesday morning following notification he had been exposed to the virus. On Monday, Grassley gave a speech on the Senate floor, without wearing a mask.