Texas Rep. Kay Granger, 81, found in memory care unit after she vanished from Washington 6 months ago: report

https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/missing-texas-rep-kay-granger-found-in-memory-care-unit-report/

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  2. A medical home is the proper place for an 80 year old, not the house of Representatives

  3. We need mandatory health status reports and age limits. We do not need easily manipulated votes from people doing what they are told to stay in a cushy job they can’t even do.

  4. Does this take away the 1 seat edges the Republicans have?

  5. Symbolic of the economy overall. Older people not trusting subsequent generations to be able to do the job which in turn ribs younger people of the experience to do the job

  7. Think this is a clear case where we need some legal reform

  8. Why in the world isn’t there a rule if a rep is absent for say, 8 weeks, especially without explanation, a special election to replace them isn’t immediately called?!

  9. I’m so confused right now. A member of Congress has been missing for half a year and I’ve never heard of this story. Why wasn’t this major news?!

    And if she had to be put in a memory care home, why was she still allowed to be a Congressperson? By now it doesn’t matter since she’s about to be out of office anyway, but why wasn’t she removed from office? (This is different from Biden, Trump, and McConnell. They aren’t in a memory care home.)

    Also, why is someone allowed to be in Congress after missing so many votes and not doing the job at all?? Sure, people in Congress miss votes sometimes, but I just wonder why there’s no limit.

  11. Gone for 6 damn months and those assholes just tried to give a raise to themselves. This shows how little they actually work . Gone for 6 months, nobody bats a eye or notices. because they are GONE all the time, so it’s normal .

  12. This may be an unpopular opinion. People calling for term limits. We have term limits already. It’s called voting. Stop electing half dead corpses into office. Im talking both parties. Seems like most people have an unfavorable opinion of Congress. But keep electing the same half dead fossils over and over again. Insanity

  13. Congress is the only place where an employee can skip work without any consequences AND still get paid.

  14. At first I thought that title was misleading but she legit was found wondering in a neighborhood. No mention of her family putting her in the facility? So many details missing as to how she ended up there. That’s a very weird story

  15. Tells you how the news cycle has changed. I had no idea a sitting member of congress was missing for six months. Ten years ago this would have been the only news you’d see.

  16. It was kept silence during the election because it would have raised doubts on Trump too. It would have brought the whole age thing to the front.

  17. Did she even have the capacity to resign? And if not, then who knew and chose to not act? Same with Feinstein, from what the public knew it was impossible for others not to know. To keep someone propped up in office like this is getting to the point of elder abuse.

  18. It’s extremely telling that there are so many people in congress at such advanced ages that refuse to retire and give up their positions of power and influence. Most Americans can’t wait to retire and actually look forward to it. You finally get to spend much of your time relaxing, enjoying the company of family and friends, spending the money you’ve earned and worked so hard for during your lifetime, the fruits of your labor paying off.

    Yet when it comes to politicians, it’s like the complete opposite and they want to stay in as long as possible. Gee, I wonder why that is?

  19. Nobody in their 80’s should be in elected office. When I hear that now I presume corruption.

  20. What happens when you or I disappear from our jobs for 6 months? I don’t think we have one to return to.

  23. This is one of the most goddamn Texan things I’ve ever heard. When are they gonna hurry up and secede so we don’t have to put up with all this sh*tkicker ineptitute anymore?

  24. This is why local journalism must be supported at all costs!!!! If not for a local reporter, we still wouldn’t know!

  25. If she is in memory care she’s been demented for a few years.

  27. Explains how she can support Trump. No surprise here.

  29. 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.

    Shady as fuck. Say what you will about Fienstien they at least wheeled her out.

  30. Ok. So now, amongst other things, did she cast votes ? 6 months with her senior position, I am stunned this didn’t make any news.

    Even among the politicos, not even a whisper. As a California resident I’m still really angry about Feinstein’s condition and how that was allowed to continue.

  31. Just in time for Trump to appoint her SecDef when Hegseth decides to spend more time with his family.

  32. Young folks should be getting their pitch forks sharpened and their torches fueled.

  33. So stop showing up, keep getting paid. How do I get on this government tit?

  34. I’m old and I think they’re absolutely has to be an age cap. Jeez how much has the world changed in 80 yrs.

    Right/left.. I don’t care.. Let’s just get some new blood and new ideas. 

    And why wouldn’t you want to retire. Wife and I retired about a year ago. We wake up when we feel like it. Go out and ride our bicycles. Take our mini cooper to our favorite hiking spot, play video games.. It’s awesome. 

    Only have a few years left.. Why do I want to get up, get dressed and go be with people? 

  35. If she is in memory care, someone is her guardian and conservator. That person has been hiding her diagnosis and likely still collecting that congressional salary. For her to need memory care, it’s likely Kay doesn’t even know she’s a congresswoman anymore.

    That aside, the fact that we have 81-year-old congresspeople is insanity, and the fact that they can be absent for six months and no one bats an eyelash is infuriating. Such a corrupt system.

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