Confronted by mounting public pressure, Senator Grassley stated, clearly, his support for resettlement: “Turning away people who have come here for asylum is one of the most shameful things we are doing right here… I would welcome refugees.”

Let’s get this straight: Senator Grassley, a senior Republican—and one of the major political roadblocks to the passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act—stated his commitment to welcoming refugees, even amidst the Trump Administration’s unrelenting opposition.

We’ve written repeatedly about the possibilities of building bridges across the aisle on resettlement; last week, we even mapped out just who to talk to.

Iowans—and others across the Country—are speaking up. Now, our job is to make sure we are uplifting the right asks and capitalizing on every opportunity to focus Congress’s attention on the right solutions.

What if constituents knew to ask Grassley about GRACE?

Here’s a quick and easy way local supporters of resettlement can use what they’re already doing to build bipartisan momentum for a resettlement minimum.

Click to read our case study: how the Polk County Board of Supervisors could level-up their local support into advocacy for The GRACE Act.