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

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



Republican Kay Granger of Texas living at senior living facility, which she reportedly had not disclosed to publicA Republican congresswoman from Texas has not cast a vote in the US House since July while she has been grappling with “dementia issues” and residing at a senior living facility, according to her family – something they did not disclose to the public before a Dallas media outlet figured out where she was during her prolonged absence.Kay Granger, 81, has represented Texas’s 12th congressional district, which includes part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, since 1997. And beginning in January 2023 she spent more than a year as the chairperson of the powerful House appropriations committee. Continue reading…



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Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas

Publish date : 2024-12-22 19:23:33

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