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Republican Chair of Powerful House Committee Announces She’s Retiring From Congress

Republican Chair of Powerful House Committee Announces She’s Retiring From Congress
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Oct. 3, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), chairwoman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced on Nov. 1 that she won’t run for reelection.

Ms. Granger, 80, has represented Texas’s 12th congressional district since 1997. Previously, she was the first female mayor of Fort Worth.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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