Sen. Grassley hits voting milestone

{mosads}According to Grassley’s office, only 23 senators in history have cast more votes than Grassley. Grassley has been a member of the Senate since 1981.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in congratulating Grassley on the accomplishment on the floor of the Senate, even referred to the Iowa senator’s Twitter account.

“And of course, we’re all familiar with his tweets,” McConnell said. “Much like the senator himself, they are truly one of a kind.”

Grassley, who sends his own tweets, is known for his unique abbreviations.

“This isn’t just tweeting. This is avant-garde, stream of consciousness poetry. It’s Jack Kerouac typing On the Road with his thumbs!” Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert said of Grassley’s Twitter account earlier this year.

Senate colleagues Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) congratulated Grassley via tweets.

Congratulations to my friend and colleague @chuckgrassley for achieving a milestone in the Senate!

— Tom Harkin (@SenatorHarkin) November 14, 2012

I commend my colleague from Iowa, @chuckgrassley, on passing his 11,000th vote.A big milestone in the #Senate.

— Senator Mike Crapo (@MikeCrapo) November 14, 2012

Congratulations to @chuckgrassley on casting 11,000 votes in the #Senate over the course of his service to the nation and #Iowa.

— Senator Thad Cochran (@SenThadCochran) November 14, 2012

@chuckgrassley my finance committee colleague – great work on reaching 11,000 vote milestone.

— Jay Rockefeller (@SenRockefeller) November 14, 2012