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The Price? 3 Weeks in ICE Custody. High-Demand Section of Brooklyn Will Be Redesigned, Adding 4,600 Homes
The congressman was linked inextricably to Harlem, Mr. Roderick said.
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Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 27 May 2025
In theory, these armchair diagnoses were an oblique means for Fielder to gain an audience with Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democratic congressman from Tennessee who’s both a member of the House’s aviation subcommittee and an advocate for the neurodivergent.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
Gary Franks served three terms as a congressman from Connecticut’s 5th District.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Pressure is also building from within Trump’s Republican base, with a number of congressmen – including Sens. Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham, and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon – urging the president to impose stringent sanctions on Russia.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 27 May 2025
In theory, these armchair diagnoses were an oblique means for Fielder to gain an audience with Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democratic congressman from Tennessee who’s both a member of the House’s aviation subcommittee and an advocate for the neurodivergent.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
Gary Franks served three terms as a congressman from Connecticut’s 5th District.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Pressure is also building from within Trump’s Republican base, with a number of congressmen – including Sens. Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham, and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon – urging the president to impose stringent sanctions on Russia.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congressman
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Four detainees have escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey, which has been the center of protests since its opening in May and where both a sitting congresswoman and Newark’s mayor have been arrested.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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That moment inspired the former Hawaii congresswoman to center much of her campaign on ending wars and seeking peace.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
11 June 2025
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Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, is in critical condition after being shot in the head at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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The two-sentence clause Harmon backed would have generally expanded the period that a senator in a four-year term who breaks the caps can keep them off.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Rangel, a Democrat, was a fixture in Congress from 1971 through 2017, and before that a two-term New York state assemblyman.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2016
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The cancellation of Mamdani’s visit came even though Mulgrew claimed in a recent TV appearance that the socialist assemblyman had participated in the process.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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