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a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose
The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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During the 2021-22 lockout, five Boras clients were on the subcommittee.
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
The Senate subcommittee scolded Frontier and Spirit Airlines, in particular, for paying gate agents incentives of roughly $26 million in 2022 and 2023 to encourage enforcement of bag policies.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The subcommittee, which is chaired by Ohio Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a podiatrist, will hold a markup session for the report Wednesday before submitting it to the congressional record.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Earlier this week, Representative James Comer, a Kentucky Republican and chair of the House Oversight Committee, announced that Greene would head the new subcommittee, which will be named the Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
The Senate subcommittee scolded Frontier and Spirit Airlines, in particular, for paying gate agents incentives of roughly $26 million in 2022 and 2023 to encourage enforcement of bag policies.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The subcommittee, which is chaired by Ohio Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a podiatrist, will hold a markup session for the report Wednesday before submitting it to the congressional record.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Earlier this week, Representative James Comer, a Kentucky Republican and chair of the House Oversight Committee, announced that Greene would head the new subcommittee, which will be named the Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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