Fellow lawmakers react to Kay Granger’s absence with calls for change

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Rep. Kay Granger‘s (R-TX) absence from voting in the last six months has prompted some of her fellow lawmakers to condemn unlimited terms of service in Congress.

Granger, 81, cited “unforeseen health challenges over the past year” as the reason for not traveling to Washington since September. As a result, House Republicans have been down one vote since July, the last time she voted.

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