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Rep. Giffords Graceful Exit…

Posted by: Madame Smith    Tags:  Arizona, Democrats and Republicans, Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords recovery, House of Representatives, resignation    Posted date:  January 23, 2012  |  No comment


January 23, 2012


Arizona Democrat Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced Sunday evening that she would be stepping down from her Congressional seat to focus on her health and recovery, as a result of being struck in the head by a bullet during a townhall meeting last year. Giffords was one of 13 people wounded, while 6 others were killed. Though it seemed that Rep. Giffords had experienced a speedy recovery and returned back to the House of Representatives in the latter part of 2011, her wounds haven't completely healed. Her speech was severly affected in the assassination attempt and is one of the of the areas that...

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