By Jen DiMascio Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) is reclaiming her seat on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, which she gave up when Republicans lost the majority in the House during the 2007 elections. The seat was opened when then Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) was appointed to the Senate to replace Sen. Trent Lott. Granger won a seat on the coveted subcommittee in 2005 and as the member with the least seniority voluntarily ceded her subcommittee position when the Republicans lost…
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