The remarks come as Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, faces calls to step down over health- and age-related concerns.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the oldest member of the Senate, has said that he worries Iowa may elect a Democratic governor because that person would pick his replacement if he dies while in office, amid renewed attention on fitness-related concerns due to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Kentucky) prolonged absence from the Senate. “At 93 years of age, I don’t know how many more groups of…

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