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Civic Education

Floor Speech

Date: July 9, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, nonpartisan civic education and civic participation are critical for our constitutional and representative form of government.

Increasingly, however, civic knowledge is on the decline.

A recent survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that 70 percent fail a basic civic literacy test.

Another survey found that nearly 17 percent of Americans could not name any branch of government.

This should be concerning for all of us.

I would like to commend efforts in my home State of Iowa to promote civic education and participation in our colleges and universities. These include Cyclone Civics at Iowa State University, Hawk the Vote at the University of Iowa, and the Center for Civic Education at the University of Northern Iowa.

These programs are crucial in ensuring that the next generation of leaders understands our constitutional system of government and are ready to lead our Republic forward.

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