subcommittee
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Joshua Ben Rosen, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2023
The subcommittee shared stories of working with division staff with high caseloads, including supervisors carrying caseloads, that led to staff burnout and a revolving door of caseworkers, the work group said in its report.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
At a meeting of the MBTA board of directors’ safety subcommittee conducted hours after Charles/MGH station was evacuated, Ronald Ester, then the T’s chief safety officer, provided information about the incident, but didn’t disclose that the standpipe had failed.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
There has been some movement on the issue; in July, a Senate subcommittee held a hearing on the historically bipartisan support for the child tax credit.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
The spokesperson for the Democratic members of the subcommittee did not respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023
Loudermilk himself alleged only that the information his subcommittee has is incomplete, not that it was all destroyed.
—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
An audience member wears a UFO pin during a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
Following the hearing, three Republicans and one Democrat on the House subcommittee sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., calling for the establishment of a select committee to investigate UAP further.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
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1606, in the meaning defined above
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