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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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Recent Examples of senators
One by one, Republican and Democratic senators admonished Moore for the agency’s shortcomings in everything from wildfire prevention to timber sales.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Amid scrutiny from both Democratic and Republican senators, in part due to the ethics committee investigation, Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, 34 Republican representatives and 11 senators voted against the legislation.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Are there other senators up here who will do it?
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
The development sent House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican members scrambling to come up with a new proposal and baffled senators on both sides of the aisle.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Republicans in the House and Senate have been at odds over how to tackle their policy priorities, with some senators pushing for multiple party-line bills and House members demanding one huge effort.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
In the end, more GOP senators backed the legislation than opposed it.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
Heritage Action plans to deliver the petition to senators in January.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Amid scrutiny from both Democratic and Republican senators, in part due to the ethics committee investigation, Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, 34 Republican representatives and 11 senators voted against the legislation.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Are there other senators up here who will do it?
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
The development sent House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican members scrambling to come up with a new proposal and baffled senators on both sides of the aisle.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Republicans in the House and Senate have been at odds over how to tackle their policy priorities, with some senators pushing for multiple party-line bills and House members demanding one huge effort.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
In the end, more GOP senators backed the legislation than opposed it.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
Heritage Action plans to deliver the petition to senators in January.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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