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| − | '''Norvell Kay Granger''' (born January 18, 1943) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas. She has represented the state's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. Prior to that she served as the | + | [[Image:Kay Granger of TX.jpg|250px|right|thumb|U. S. Representative Kay Granger, R-TX]] |
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| + | '''Norvell Kay Granger''' (born January 18, 1943) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas. She has represented the state's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. Prior to that she served as the [[mayor]] of [[Fort Worth]]. | ||
She has been the Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Appropriations since 2019, when Rodney Frelinghuysen retired. | She has been the Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Appropriations since 2019, when Rodney Frelinghuysen retired. | ||
| − | ==Political | + | ==Political positions== |
| − | ===Foreign | + | ===Foreign policy=== |
| − | Granger voted to condemn President [[Donald Trump]]'s withdrawal from [[Syria]].<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h560</ref> | + | Granger voted to condemn former [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]]'s withdrawal from [[Syria]].<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h560</ref> |
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===Abortion=== | ===Abortion=== | ||
| − | + | Until 2020, she supported [[[abortion]].<ref>https://info.cq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PowerfulWomen_ebook.pdf</ref> In 2020, she joined many GOP representatives and senators as well as conservative [[Democratic Party| | |
| + | Democrat]] representatives [[Dan Lipinski]]of [[Illinois]] and [[Collin Peterson]] of [[Minnesota]].<ref>https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article239854608.html</ref> It is unclear if the change of heart is genuine or not. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:54, June 19, 2021
Norvell Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas. She has represented the state's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. Prior to that she served as the mayor of Fort Worth.
She has been the Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Appropriations since 2019, when Rodney Frelinghuysen retired.
Political positions
Foreign policy
Granger voted to condemn former U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from Syria.[1]
Abortion
Until 2020, she supported [[[abortion]].[2] In 2020, she joined many GOP representatives and senators as well as conservative Democrat representatives Dan Lipinskiof Illinois and Collin Peterson of Minnesota.[3] It is unclear if the change of heart is genuine or not.
References
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