congressional delegation
noun
: the group of officials elected to the U.S. Congress from a particular state
the state's congressional delegation
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After nixing that element of the bill, the House overwhelmingly passed the continuing resolution and the supplemental funding requests, 366-34.
Democrats, including those in Connecticut’s congressional delegation, fumed over the collapse of the original spending deal brokered by both parties.
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
Pelosi, 84, was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Pelosi traveled to Luxembourg with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II’s Battle of the Bulge, a key turning point in the fight against the Nazis.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Oh no: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been hospitalized in Luxembourg after sustaining an injury while on a congressional delegation to mark mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
—Emily Martin, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
Pelosi, 84, was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Pelosi traveled to Luxembourg with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II’s Battle of the Bulge, a key turning point in the fight against the Nazis.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Oh no: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been hospitalized in Luxembourg after sustaining an injury while on a congressional delegation to mark mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
—Emily Martin, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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