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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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.
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
She was given a two-year stay of deportation after two members of Colorado's congressional delegation, Sen. Michael Bennet and then-Rep. Jared Polis, who is now Colorado's governor, introduced what are known as private bills to give her a path to become a permanent resident.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The good news is that there is a common-sense step that our congressional delegation can champion.
—Tyrone E. Keys Jr., Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen members of L.A.’s congressional delegation signed the letters.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
She was given a two-year stay of deportation after two members of Colorado's congressional delegation, Sen. Michael Bennet and then-Rep. Jared Polis, who is now Colorado's governor, introduced what are known as private bills to give her a path to become a permanent resident.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The good news is that there is a common-sense step that our congressional delegation can champion.
—Tyrone E. Keys Jr., Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen members of L.A.’s congressional delegation signed the letters.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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