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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Wyoming's congressional delegation didn't respond to messages seeking comment.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
The Illinois congressional delegation scrambled to lock in $1.9 billion in federal funding for an extension of the CTA Red Line just before President Joe Biden left office.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
All the co-sponsors of the bill are Republican legislators so, of course, this means there is only one co-sponsor of the bill from Maryland’s congressional delegation — U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, the state’s only Republican House member.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Members of the Bay State’s congressional delegation joined the firestorm of outrage surrounding disclosure of U.S. attack plans on an unsecure chat app, calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, even as the Trump administration insisted no classified material was revealed.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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Michael Copley, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
The Illinois congressional delegation scrambled to lock in $1.9 billion in federal funding for an extension of the CTA Red Line just before President Joe Biden left office.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
All the co-sponsors of the bill are Republican legislators so, of course, this means there is only one co-sponsor of the bill from Maryland’s congressional delegation — U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, the state’s only Republican House member.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Members of the Bay State’s congressional delegation joined the firestorm of outrage surrounding disclosure of U.S. attack plans on an unsecure chat app, calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, even as the Trump administration insisted no classified material was revealed.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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