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An elderly Texas member of Congress who has been missing from the Capitol for six months has been found in a nursing home that specializes in memory care, according to a report.
Longtime Republican Rep. Kay Granger, 81, has not cast a vote in Washington D.C. since July — despite the GOP’s super-slim majority in the chamber.
Her prolonged absence sparked concern among constituents in Texas’ 12th Congressional District, which is in the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area.
Granger did not run for reelection in November, but her disappearance is especially significant given the tiny majority Republicans hold in the House — and the massive votes that are taking place, including the government spending bill — in the waning days of her tenure.
After calls to Granger’s offices were sent to voicemail, and her constituency office was found empty, a reporter at The Dallas Express received a tip that she had been staying at a memory care facility after being found lost and confused while wandering through her neighborhood.
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