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After a performance by the indie rock band Calexico and an introduction by one of the late Raúl Grijalva’s daughters—Grijalva was a long-serving Democratic congressman from Tucson, who died on March 13th—the headliners gave their speeches.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
His decision to nominate Mike Pompeo as CIA director led to the need for a special election to fill the former congressman's seat representing Wichita and a sprawling portion of the state along the Oklahoma border.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
In January, Republican congressman Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey introduced a federal bill to abolish the use of prior authorization altogether.
—Lauren Sausser | Kff Health News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
And last year, The Daily Beast reported that the former congressman George Santos had texted insults to a group chat containing members of the New York Republican delegation.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
His decision to nominate Mike Pompeo as CIA director led to the need for a special election to fill the former congressman's seat representing Wichita and a sprawling portion of the state along the Oklahoma border.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
In January, Republican congressman Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey introduced a federal bill to abolish the use of prior authorization altogether.
—Lauren Sausser | Kff Health News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
And last year, The Daily Beast reported that the former congressman George Santos had texted insults to a group chat containing members of the New York Republican delegation.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congressman
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The congresswoman and others say the lack of response is part of a broader pattern in which the administration has been moving to sideline Congress and its constitutional power to investigate the executive branch.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Puerto Rican congresswoman represented the Lower East Side for decades before redistricting shifted her district to parts of Brooklyn and Queens.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Vermont senator, who is fresh off his Fighting Oligarchy Tour with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will face questions from Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, 14 Maine state senators signed a letter sent to the White House condemning Gov. Janet Mills for continuing to support trans-inclusion in girls’ and women’s sports.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tony Simone, a state assemblyman who represents a district on Manhattan’s West Side, introduced a bill late last month that would allow outdoor dining year-round.—
Olivia Bensimon,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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And in stepped William Craven, a state assemblyman from 1973 to 1978 and senator from 1978 to 1998.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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