Her role as as committee chair made her one of the most influential Texans in Congress.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, will step down early as chair of the influential House Appropriations Committee, she announced in a letter to Republican leadership. “As I reflect on my time in the House of Representatives and more than 5 years as Ranking Member and now Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, I realize I have accomplished more than I ever could have imagined,” Granger wrote in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Appropriations Committee will need to pass another set of federal funding bills before the end of September to keep the government funded. Congress has failed to meet that deadline for nearly 30 years, and Granger acknowledged in her letter that election years in particular often distract Congress from passing spending bills on time. Granger has expressed frustrations with the committee’s turn toward divisive cultural issues, according to fellow Texas members.
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