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GRASSLEY & ERNST TO HAVE NEW SENATE LEADERSHIP ROLES

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The two Iowans who represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate will have new leadership positions in 2019.

Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson reports.

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Grassley’s staff says it’s been 100 years since an Iowan served as Senate President Pro Tempore.

Albert Cummins had been a three-term governor before he was appointed in 1909 by the General Assembly to serve as a U.S. Senator.

Cummins served in the U.S. Senate until his death in 1926.
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