Time to hold staffers accountable when they try to hang on...

Case of ‘missing’ congresswoman sparks uncomfortable conversation
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/case-missing-congresswoman-sparks-uncomfortable-conversation-rcna185529

#KayGranger #MemoryCare #Texas

Case of ‘missing’ congresswoman sparks uncomfortable conversation

Republican Rep. Kay Granger moved to an assisted-living facility months ago and stopped casting votes — a detail that wasn't disclosed to the public.

MSNBC

Wow. "A Republican congresswoman from Texas [Kay Granger] has not cast a vote in the US House since July while she has been living at a memory care facility – something she did not disclose to the public, according to a Dallas media outlet that figured out the reason for her prolonged absence."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/22/kay-granger-republican-congresswoman-memory-care

#Dementia
#KayGranger
#Gerontocracy

Absent US congresswoman has been dealing with ‘dementia issues’, family says

Republican Kay Granger of Texas living at senior living facility, which she had not disclosed to public

The Guardian

Wow. "A Republican congresswoman from Texas [Kay Granger] has not cast a vote in the US House since July while she has been living at a memory care facility – something she did not disclose to the public, according to a Dallas media outlet that figured out the reason for her prolonged absence."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/22/kay-granger-republican-congresswoman-memory-care

#Dementia
#KayGranger
#Gerontocracy

Absent US congresswoman has been dealing with ‘dementia issues’, family says

Republican Kay Granger of Texas living at senior living facility, which she had not disclosed to public

The Guardian

Clearly we need age limits and cognitive evaluation on all elected officials over the age of 75 (or less!)

Yikes 😳 GOP Lawmaker Found Living in Nursing Home

“I’m hearing she’s in a memory care unit. We need to have standards. Representatives who miss 3 votes in a row without announcing a legitimate medical reason should have their salaries and benefits frozen”

“A #KayGranger constituent who shared that the Congresswoman has been residing at a local memory care and assisted living home for some time after having been found wandering lost and confused in her former Cultural District/West 7th neighborhood.

https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/?lctg=10999542

The country needs elections reform yesterday. The last time the congresswoman voted was on July 24th

>We then received a tip from a Granger constituent who shared that the Congresswoman has been residing at a local memory care and assisted living home for some time after having been found wandering lost and confused in her former Cultural District/West 7th neighborhood

https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/

#Texas #TX #Granger #KayGranger #USPol #Politics #GOP #ElectoralReform #USCongress #US #USA #TXPol

Special session unlikely to end in Abbott’s favor

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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#gregAbbott #KayGranger #mikeJohnson #MikePence #NikkiHaley #PartyPoliticsPod #ronDesantis #specialSession #UAWStrike

Special session unlikely to end in Abbott’s favor

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger of Texas Retiring in 2024

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Critical Report
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