In U.S. House, the far right gains a powerful spending-cuts ally in Texas Republican Kay Granger

U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, speaks to supporters at the Blue Mesa restaurant in Fort Worth during the 2020 primary election on March 3, 2020. (Credit: Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas Tribune)

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, vowed to use her perch atop the House Appropriations Committee to lower future government spending, falling in line with far-right members who recently halted House action over consternation with the growing federal debt.