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a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate
Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye
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Jesse Hamilton, a former state senator now in charge of the city’s vast real estate portfolio, and Diana Boutross, a top broker at the Cushman & Wakefield real estate firm, were both also on the trip to Japan and had their phones seized.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Williams was the football chaplain at Auburn University for 24 years, stepping into the role in 1999 after being appointed by then-head Auburn football coach — and now U.S. senator — Tommy Tuberville, according to a message honoring Williams from the Auburn University Athletics Department.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The senator has had several contentious exchanges in congressional hearings with Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the National Institutes of Health during the onset of the pandemic.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Hawley has talked with Trump and the president-elect's team about the proposal, and took Vice President-elect JD Vance's lead on the specific $5,000 number, the senator told Axios.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Williams was the football chaplain at Auburn University for 24 years, stepping into the role in 1999 after being appointed by then-head Auburn football coach — and now U.S. senator — Tommy Tuberville, according to a message honoring Williams from the Auburn University Athletics Department.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The senator has had several contentious exchanges in congressional hearings with Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the National Institutes of Health during the onset of the pandemic.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Hawley has talked with Trump and the president-elect's team about the proposal, and took Vice President-elect JD Vance's lead on the specific $5,000 number, the senator told Axios.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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