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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Chris Woodka, senior policy and issues manager at the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, which is overseeing the project, said his team is working with Colorado's congressional delegation on next steps.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation also posted about the incident on social media.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Colorado's entire congressional delegation — four Democrats and four Republicans — along with both Democratic senators, asked the president to support the request and to issue a major disaster declaration to help the people affected by the fires and floods.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Also unlike past change-of-command ceremonies where the audience was packed with members of the Miami-Dade congressional delegation, top State Department officials, foreign diplomats, past SOUTHCOM commanders and the secretary of defense, that was not the case Friday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation also posted about the incident on social media.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Colorado's entire congressional delegation — four Democrats and four Republicans — along with both Democratic senators, asked the president to support the request and to issue a major disaster declaration to help the people affected by the fires and floods.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Also unlike past change-of-command ceremonies where the audience was packed with members of the Miami-Dade congressional delegation, top State Department officials, foreign diplomats, past SOUTHCOM commanders and the secretary of defense, that was not the case Friday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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