Iowa Sen. Grassley, 87, says tests positive for the virus; is longest-serving Republican senator

WASHINGTON, DC — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The 87-year-old Grassley had said Tuesday morning that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus and was waiting for the results of a test.

On Tuesday evening, he tweeted that he had tested positive.

Grassley said he looks forward to “resuming my normal schedule soon.” He did not say how he was exposed.

He was in the Senate and voting Monday. By missing votes Tuesday, Grassley broke a 27-year streak of not missing a single Senate vote.