the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
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Because Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson need her vote.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
First, the House of Representatives votes to impeach, needing just a simple majority.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
In her decades in the House, Lowey pushed for federal funding to combat AIDS and for economic aid to developing nations.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Across Capitol Hill, no stablecoin bill has advanced in the House yet.
—Owen Tedford, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
First, the House of Representatives votes to impeach, needing just a simple majority.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
In her decades in the House, Lowey pushed for federal funding to combat AIDS and for economic aid to developing nations.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Across Capitol Hill, no stablecoin bill has advanced in the House yet.
—Owen Tedford, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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