How to Use congressman in a Sentence
congressman
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Before his visit to the Mitchells’ farm, the congressman attended a meeting on prescription drug prices at a union hall in Rockford.
— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024 -
The congressmen acknowledge that their numbers differ from those reported by NBC.
— Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024 -
Neither congressman answered ProPublica’s questions about the bill’s creation or its contents.
— Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024 -
The video shows the congressman pushing past the deputies.
— Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023 -
The congressman said he was stunned by the thoughtful gift.
— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Moskowitz, the local congressman, said the mass tragedy has led to some change but more needs to be done.
— Alaa Elassar, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023 -
If the congressman was decent, the staff tended to act that way too.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Dec. 2023 -
The congressman was sitting on the side of his bed, rocking back and forth.
— Bea Hines, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 -
The congressman plans to hold a hearing this month on the decision.
— Alander Rocha, al, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Years ago, Cahn interned on the Hill for her congressman.
— Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023 -
The John Lewis is named for the late congressman, a major figure in the nascent civil rights movement in the 1960s.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023 -
The skipper thought Goldfinger was quitting the Navy and complained to his congressman about life on the ship.
— Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023 -
At the front desk, the congressman was asked to wait some 15 minutes before being told the MTA big was not in the building.
— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024 -
The congressman’s stand-up set lasted about 8½ minutes and drew laughs as well as groans.
— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023 -
The congressman soon got to work serving his constituents.
— Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 5 May 2023 -
McCarthy has spent 16 years in the House and is currently in his ninth term as a congressman.
— Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023 -
The congressman did not respond to a request for comment.
— Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023 -
That’s not to say the congressman isn’t miffed that the entire Republican ...
— Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 10 Mar. 2024 -
George Santos is back on Capitol Hill, though not as a congressman this time.
— Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024 -
The Democratic congressman has the largest war chest of the three candidates, with about $4.1 million in cash on hand.
— Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 June 2024 -
The congressman missed out on the first debate, which required candidates to meet a polling threshold of just 1%.
— Alex Tabet, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023 -
The congressman said his wife recently used the AI in the Bing search engine using his name, and the results came back with falsehoods.
— Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2023 -
The congressman, three journalists and one cult member who tried to defect were killed.
— Thomas Viner, ABC News, 26 July 2023 -
Now, a congressman, the Port and residents hope to clean up the factory in hopes someone will turn it around someday.
— Scott Wartman cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 May 2023 -
While there haven't been frequent polls in Maryland, public surveys on the race showed the third-term congressman ahead as of early April.
— Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 -
The congressman cruised to reelection the following year.
— Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 5 May 2023 -
The mug shot of the late congressman was taken in 1963 after his arrest at a sit in at an Atlanta Toddle House restaurant.
— Bill Rankin, ajc, 15 Aug. 2023 -
The decisions from the court and the commission does not change anything for Banks or his campaign, the congressman said in a statement Tuesday.
— Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024 -
If Steve Garvey didn’t exist, Adam Schiff would have to invent him — and, indeed, the congressman is busy doing just that.
— Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024 -
The congressman has been a steady critic of the senior senator from Arizona.
— Jon Gabriel, CNN, 11 Dec. 2022
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