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 investigation was launched by Garcia and more than a dozen members of L.A.’s congressional delegation in February after L.A. County sent a series of faulty evacuation alerts on Jan. 9, urging people across a metropolitan region of 10 million to prepare to evacuate. Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025 The state’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reconsider, while Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) has filed an appeal. Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025 Hawai‘i’s congressional delegation, in fact, successfully pushed for language on air tour safety to be added to a massive FAA authorizing bill that was enacted into law in 2024. Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025 The group noted that their visit was not being paid for with taxpayer dollars, after House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) denied a request from Garcia and Frost for the trip to be an official congressional delegation. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for congressional delegation

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“Congressional delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20delegation. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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