Des Moines Sun

Senator Chuck Grassley posted several updates on November 6, 2025, addressing the ongoing government shutdown and agricultural policy developments.

In a post from the morning of November 6, Grassley stated, "This is now the longest government shutdown in American history

Ive voted 14 times to open govt It's beyond time the harmful Schumer shutdown ends". Later that day, he called for bipartisan cooperation to resolve the funding impasse: "let's hope this is the week more democrats join the bipartisan bill to fund the govt to end the Schumer Shutdown

Pls use some common sense +finally work w republicans to fund the govt particularly when it comes to feeding children".

In a separate update on agricultural issues, Grassley highlighted recent action by the U.S. Department of the Interior: "Gr8 news Interior Dept is adding potash & phosphate 2 U.S. Critical Minerals List These r vital inputs 4 family famers/fertilizer/US food security Now is time 2 keep momentum going 4 family farmers Admin shld end Biden Phosphate Duties and Congress pass my Fertilizer Research Act".

Grassley has been an advocate for resolving government shutdowns and supporting U.S. agriculture. As a senior member of the Senate and long-serving representative from Iowa, he has frequently spoken about legislative efforts affecting both federal operations and rural communities.