Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Senate President Pro Tempore
“CNH Burlington Facility Closure”
Thursday, November 20, 2025
CNH announced its closure of their Burlington facility in June next year. This plant has been in Burlington since the 1950s and is a mainstay of the greater Burlington area.
As a result of this closure, more than 200 workers will be losing their jobs. I’ve received pink slips before, twice in 1960 from Universal Hoist in Cedar Falls and another time in 1971, [from the] Waterloo Register in Cedar Falls, Iowa. For these 200 workers and everyone else who gets a pink slip, it’s a stressful time for families.
My office has been in communication with the local union, the United Auto Workers, there. We’ve also talked to CNH to encourage future investment in Iowa and urged CNH to be sure to take care of their employees as the employees and the company part ways.
I always say if I could put two words on Iowa’s license plate to describe our workers, it’d be these two words: productivity and quality.
I want the people of Burlington to know I will keep fighting for their community in the halls of Congress during this stressful time.
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