the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
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Democrats are using their only point of leverage in the minority — denying the GOP enough votes to advance the stopgap funding bill passed by the House — as a way to force a debate about expiring health care subsidies.
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Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Included in the document release by the House Oversight Committee are flight manifests for Epstein's private plane.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
During the shutdown, there have been no hearings in the House or bills brought to the floor.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Vought and his colleagues at the center also worked closely with the House Freedom Caucus to urge other congressional Republicans to use government shutdowns as a way of forcing through major policy changes.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Included in the document release by the House Oversight Committee are flight manifests for Epstein's private plane.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
During the shutdown, there have been no hearings in the House or bills brought to the floor.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Vought and his colleagues at the center also worked closely with the House Freedom Caucus to urge other congressional Republicans to use government shutdowns as a way of forcing through major policy changes.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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