Missing congresswoman's case shows Congress needs new rules on attendance

Have you ever heard of Kay Granger ? Probably not. She’s a Republican congresswoman from Texas who has been in office almost 30 years.

But that’s not why I’m writing about her. I’m writing about her because she hadn’t been in her office or even seen for six months. She was just gone — poof. And there wasn’t really anything the House was able or willing to do about it. That has to change.

If you stopped showing up to work, what would happen? After a series of unanswered phone calls and emails, you’d be fired.