Speaker Pat Grassley:

“The legislation that we passed is clear and had one goal in mind: getting kids safely back into school. Democrats expressed a few concerns at the time, but they were never concerned about the requirement that students return to primarily in-person learning. It received praise from both parties which is why it passed unanimously.

Since then, Democrats have played politics with Iowa’s children and the COVID response by misrepresenting this very straightforward bill and attacking the Governor for something that they all supported and put into law. I am not sure if they failed to read the legislation that they were voting on or if they didn’t understand it at the time. Either way is concerning.

I have full faith and confidence that our schools will do everything they can to keep students and staff safe. They can do so while taking extra precautions and following the law.” ... See MoreSee Less