congressional delegation
noun
: the group of officials elected to the U.S. Congress from a particular state
the state's congressional delegation
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The announcement of the tariffs came at the tail end of a bipartisan congressional delegation to Copenhagen that saw Murkowski and others display a show of support for Denmark and Greenland.
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
The new threat came as a bipartisan congressional delegation arrived in Denmark for talks with Danish and Greenlandic officials.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Even among Kelly’s 13 fellow Democrats in Illinois’ 17-member congressional delegation, only eight had signed on as co-sponsors of the impeachment resolution as of Wednesday afternoon.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Connecticut’s congressional delegation scored some of its funding requests for local projects for the first time in years.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
The new threat came as a bipartisan congressional delegation arrived in Denmark for talks with Danish and Greenlandic officials.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Even among Kelly’s 13 fellow Democrats in Illinois’ 17-member congressional delegation, only eight had signed on as co-sponsors of the impeachment resolution as of Wednesday afternoon.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Connecticut’s congressional delegation scored some of its funding requests for local projects for the first time in years.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
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