U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, who will step down early as Appropriations Committee chair, announced last year that she will retire after 14 terms, ending a career in...
The Fort Worth Republican, retiring from Congress at the end of the year, wants to give her replacement time to work on spending bills.
House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, arrives as House Republicans meet behind closed-doors to determine how quickly lawmakers can wrap up this fiscal year's final set of spending bills to avoid a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2024.WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Kay Granger announced Friday that she is giving up the House Appropriations Committee gavel, accelerating a loss of North Texas clout on Capitol Hill.
Granger said she’s stepping aside now to ensure a seamless transition to the new chair before work on the next round of spending bills begins in earnest. She said she plans to remain on the committee to offer advice to her colleagues.She became chair of the committee last year but under the party’s leadership term limits would have been required to give up the spot next year because of her previous time as the ranking member of the panel.
She has faced criticism from some hard-right conservatives in the district who objected to her support for spending bills they said contribute to the national debt and her opposition last year to the speaker bid by U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.The winner will face homeless housing coordinator Trey Hunt in the November election for the solidly Republican 12th Congressional District, which includes parts of Tarrant and Parker counties., Washington correspondent.
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