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a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party
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Reconciliation requires both the House and Senate to pass a budget resolution, which sets tax and spending levels that are then directed to specific committees to achieve a certain budgetary outcome.
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: The sources said the arms sale — which needs approval from the House and Senate foreign relations committees — includes AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against airborne threats, including drones.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
The president’s decision to block the deal came after a federal committee reviewing the transaction opted to not make a formal recommendation about whether the takeover should be allowed to proceed, according to letters sent to the companies and the White House last month.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The deceased were members of committees that assist in securing aid convoys, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: The sources said the arms sale — which needs approval from the House and Senate foreign relations committees — includes AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against airborne threats, including drones.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
The president’s decision to block the deal came after a federal committee reviewing the transaction opted to not make a formal recommendation about whether the takeover should be allowed to proceed, according to letters sent to the companies and the White House last month.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The deceased were members of committees that assist in securing aid convoys, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Bonhams The painstakingly rebuilt body, by Palmer Coachworks, saw key structural improvements added to achieve laser-straight panel gaps and add the kind of body stiffness the original Miura P400 always lacked.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Energy and Commerce Committee The GOP Steering Committee selected 10 new members to the Energy and Commerce panel, including several freshmen members — a rare occurrence.Victoria Knight, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Finkelstein’s grandfather, Alfred Wiener, founded the Wiener Library, London’s most important Holocaust archive, and Finkelstein served on the commission that recommended a new memorial.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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The commission's Minimum Wage Claim Form is used for complaints related to wages that were paid below the current minimum wage.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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In its report, the subcommittee cited 18 U.S.C. § 1512, a federal statute prohibiting tampering with witnesses.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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The subcommittee in September published a report that found aggregated exports from four major U.S. advanced chip manufacturers nearly doubled from 2021 to 2022 to Armenia and Georgia.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committee. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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