Grassley to become President Pro Tempore
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Iowa senator Chuck Grassley is expected to become the president pro tempore of the Senate. Upon election, Grassley would become the first Iowan since Senator Albert Cummins in 1919 to be elected as president pro tempore, and the highest-ranking Iowa in the federal government. Senator Joni Ernst will become vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference; photo.