House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, announced Friday that she would be stepping down from the position early, kick-starting a race for the coveted position.
In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Granger wrote that she would transition to a chairwoman emeritus role after the House Republican Steering Committee selects a new chair, while serving out the rest of her term. She’d previously announced her retirement from Congress after the upcoming elections.
“Recognizing that an election year often results in final appropriations bills not getting enacted until well into the next fiscal year, it is important that I do everything in my power to ensure a seamless transition before the [fiscal 2025] bill development begins in earnest,” Granger wrote.
