Longest-Serving GOP Senator Chuck Grassley, 90, Hospitalized, Missing Shutdown Vote
- Republican Chuck Grassley, 90, admitted to hospital for antibiotic treatment of an infection
- Grassley is the oldest member of the US Senate
- He will miss Tuesday vote on short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown
- Prior to 2020, Grassley had not missed a Senate vote in 27 years
- Absence comes at difficult time for Republicans seeking spending deal with Democrats