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Changes to the renewable energy language — including removal of the excise tax on wind and solar — were negotiated by a group of Republican senators, including Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Iowa Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley.—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 1 July 2025 Senate Republicans also added a $25 billion fund to help rural hospitals after some GOP senators expressed concern about how they could be affected by the change to provider taxes.—July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025 In this situation, senators can introduce an unlimited number of amendments to a reconciliation bill or budget resolution and vote upon them in quick succession.—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Voters often split their ballots, with the state currently having a Democratic governor and two Republican senators.—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for senator
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Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus
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