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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The bill has seven cosponsors from California’s congressional delegation, including Rep. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana.
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Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
All Republicans in Colorado’s congressional delegation voted in favor, except Lauren Boebert, who did not vote.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
At the governmental level, this might mean working through our congressional delegation to encourage federal tax increases whose revenue is fenced off to subsidize child care, affordable housing for families, and provide low-cost college and vocational training to mothers and fathers.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
Trump has long taken credit for provisions of a 2017 tax law championed by Alaska's congressional delegation that called for two oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain by late 2024.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
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Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
All Republicans in Colorado’s congressional delegation voted in favor, except Lauren Boebert, who did not vote.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
At the governmental level, this might mean working through our congressional delegation to encourage federal tax increases whose revenue is fenced off to subsidize child care, affordable housing for families, and provide low-cost college and vocational training to mothers and fathers.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
Trump has long taken credit for provisions of a 2017 tax law championed by Alaska's congressional delegation that called for two oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain by late 2024.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
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“Congressional delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20delegation. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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