'Where is Congress?' Sen. Chuck Grassley town hall in Iowa gets heated quickly

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Source: USA Today

Published 3:30 p.m. ET March 21, 2025


HAMPTON, Iowa — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley fielded questions from a packed room of heated Iowans on Friday who urged him to "stand up for what's right" in the face of the Trump administration's massive federal downsizing. “My question, which I think is on our minds here, is where is Congress?” asked one audience member, which was met with cheers from the audience at the Franklin County Courthouse in central Iowa.

The town hall, which drew a crowd of more than 100 Iowans and quickly reached the room's capacity, comes after the National Republican Congressional Committee recently advised Republicans against holding public town halls as speakers' anger over Trump's administration policies went viral.

Grassley is the first Iowa lawmaker to hold a true town hall in the wake of a wave of discontent from voters across the country with Washington, D.C., politics. Iowa's federal representatives recently told the Des Moines Register, a USA TODAY Network partner, this month they still plan to hold town halls.

Following the national outcry, left-leaning groups have held more than a dozen "people's town halls" or "open seat town halls" for Iowa's federal delegation because they say their questions remain unanswered. National Democrats have also heard the calls from voters and included Iowa on a tour with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz last week of swing districts for the 2026 midterms where potentially vulnerable Republicans hold seats. Walz told Iowans that Democrats need to list to voters' "primal scream" to "do something, dammit!"

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/21/chuck-grassley-town-hall-iowa/82596665007/

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The media continues to remain silent on ASSley. Every mention of his name should include -

Chuck Grassley, age 91, (fill in the blank rest of the sentence)

like they do to Democrats.

[SergeStorms]

1. And subject yourself to the wrath of the orange infant?

Every republican had their spine removed when they first bowed at the altar of Trump.

They'll never stand up to the Big Orange Fascist Pig.

[paleotn]

2. They don't need spines....

They love this shit. They've been talking and fantasizing about it for a couple decades now.

[Dan]

3. I remember him from the first Trump Administration

Saying something like (if I recall correctly) that he would ensure that the Mueller report gets reported…

He lied then, he lies now, and he will lie tomorrow.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. He insisted during the 2020 Electoral Count certification that he would be "presiding"

because Pence wasn't expected to be there - Grassley suggests he may preside over Senate debate on Electoral College votes

[republianmushroom]

5. What was Grassley reply ?

[BumRushDaShow]

6. His only half-assed "on topic" response was this

"The courts are doing their job, and they're doing it really well," the unidentified speaker said. "They're reining in Trump and others, but we need to have the Senate and the House also providing oversight, and it's your job. We are depending on you and the others to save Democracy."
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In response, Grassley, who has called himself a "watchdog" in Congress, said he has a staff with 33 investigations going, including one on curbing "government waste."

and

The voter restated his question: "Why do you feel that President Trump is above the law?"

"He's not above the law," Grassley said, with yelling from attendees following.

Most of the rest was him saying that he publishes his floor remarks and makes himself available to the media.

[republianmushroom]

7. Thank you

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Most welcome!

[Karasu]

9. Too busy giving up all their power to the fucking executive branch, that's what.