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Russia trip infuriates Granger critics: 'We never know where she is'
FORT WORTH -- Democrats have spent months trying to skewer U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth for a dearth of public appearances in her district.
This week that effort got a leg up, thanks to a high-profile diplomatic trip by Granger that caught the attention of national party leaders.
Granger and a handful of other high-ranking Republicans spent part of their in-state work week meeting with officials in Russia – including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and members of the Russian Duma.
National Democrats have decried the trip, which took place over the 4th of July holiday, as an olive branch to “enemies and adversaries” of the United States.
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