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| Mind playing tricks on me. |
Y'all voted for this.
Congress adverted a government shutdown. Once again Republicans are feuding with one another over this. They have vowed to make House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) term a constant headache come Jan. 3.
We have too many old people in Congress.
The average age of the lawmakers is 58 in the House and 64 in the Senate.
Most of these elected lawmakers show more immaturity than children.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) had medical issues. Rep. David Scott (D-GA) got angry at a photographer who spotted him in a wheelchair. He complains saying he ain't allowed to film him. I guess he ignores the fact he is a public servant who is elected by his constituents. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) claimed a LGBTQ activist shook her hand so hard she needed a sling. Many mocked her for overexegrating the incident.
Now Republicans are expected to lose three House members because they accepted Trump's nominations.
Republicans have a five seat majority. They can't lose more than four.
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) had announced she will not be in the House conference which puts the majority at stake.
Mace along with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) and so many do nothings will be a headache to President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) is expected to leave Congress. But her whereabouts were unknown until a local Dallas newspaper exposed her location.
Granger, who is retiring at the end of this congressional term, has largely remained absent from the Capitol in recent months, having last cast votes on July 24. She was not present for over 54% of votes this year.
The Dallas Express investigated the 81-year-old congresswoman's absence, publishing a report on Friday that quoted a constituent of her district who said that Granger was residing in a memory care facility in Texas. The report was later picked up by other news outlets.
Fox News spoke with a source from Granger's office who denied that Granger was in a memory care unit. The source told Fox News that Granger is in a retirement facility where memory care is provided, though not in the memory care unit itself.
Granger released a statement to Fox News, saying that she has faced "health challenges" and is "deeply grateful for the outpouring of care and concern" over the weekend.
"As many of my family, friends, and colleagues have known, I have been navigating some unforeseen health challenges over the past year," Granger said in the statement. "However, since early September, my health challenges have progressed making frequent travel to Washington both difficult and unpredictable. During this time, my incredible staff has remained steadfast, continuing to deliver exceptional constituent services, as they have for the past 27 years."
Granger, who did not seek re-election for the coming term, has served in the House since 1997. She previously served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth, Texas.
While Granger appears to not have cast a vote since July, she did return to the Capitol in November for the unveiling of her portrait as Appropriations Committee Chairwoman, and a reception that followed.
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