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Sen. Chuck Grassley says he's planning to return to work next week after COVID-19 diagnosis

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Des Moines RegisterU.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, said Monday he was doing well and plans to return to work in the Senate after Thanksgiving.&nbsp;"Thx for the continued support," the Iowa Republican wrote in a tweet Monday morning. "I'm still feeling good + am keeping up on my reading &amp; work from home I look fwd to being back in the Senate next wk after Thanksgiving."Grassley's spokesman, Michael Zona, said the senator was reading several Iowa newspapers, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.&nbsp;Grassley, 87,&nbsp;is in isolation&nbsp;at his Washington, D.C.-area home.&nbsp;&nbsp;Grassley&nbsp;chairs the Senate Finance Committee and is the president pro tempore of the Senate, making him&nbsp;third in line of succession for the presidency&nbsp;after the vice president and speaker of the House. He was first elected to the Senate in 1980. He is the second-oldest currently serving U.S. senator&nbsp;after Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from&nbsp;California.Grassley&nbsp;. He has not said where he was exposed to the coronavirus.&nbsp;"I remain symptom free &amp; in isolation," . "I continue to feel good Thx for all the messages of encouragement &amp; prayers."U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and other Republican leaders the day before he announced his positive diagnosis. She &nbsp;she saw no need for senators to quarantine "unless they have some sort of direct exposure" to Grassley, and she said&nbsp;Capitol doctors told her it "wasn't necessary" for her to quarantine.Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Register. Reach her at bpfann@dmreg.com or 515-284-8244. Follow her on Twitter at .Featured Weekly Ad

Des Moines RegisterU.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, said Monday he was doing well and plans to return to work in the Senate after Thanksgiving.&nbsp;"Thx for the continued support," the Iowa Republican wrote in a tweet Monday morning. "I'm still feeling good + am keeping up on my reading &amp; work from home I look fwd to being back in the Senate next wk after Thanksgiving."Grassley's spokesman, Michael Zona, said the senator was reading several Iowa newspapers, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.&nbsp;Grassley, 87,&nbsp;is in...

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