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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But the party’s Senate candidate lost overwhelmingly, President Donald Trump lost the state by a double-digit margin, and the state’s congressional delegation is now 43 Democrats and nine Republicans.
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William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The former state senator’s forceful calling out of the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and the lack of response by our congressional delegation should open our eyes and disgust us.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
This means Democratic-leaning states are poised to lose seats in Congress next decade, giving Republicans an advantage in presidential races as the Electoral College number for each state is made up of its entire congressional delegation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 30 years later, in 1974, then-Treasury Secretary William Simon again departed from the no-visitors policy in response to rumors that the gold held in the depository was gone, welcoming a congressional delegation and a group of journalists.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The former state senator’s forceful calling out of the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and the lack of response by our congressional delegation should open our eyes and disgust us.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
This means Democratic-leaning states are poised to lose seats in Congress next decade, giving Republicans an advantage in presidential races as the Electoral College number for each state is made up of its entire congressional delegation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 30 years later, in 1974, then-Treasury Secretary William Simon again departed from the no-visitors policy in response to rumors that the gold held in the depository was gone, welcoming a congressional delegation and a group of journalists.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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