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congresswoman

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Recent Examples of congresswoman The organization has not publicly commented on federal agents’ search of the congresswoman’s home. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 The congresswoman, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, will join El-Sayed on a bus tour through Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula on Thursday, including stops in Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Marquette. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 An Arizona congresswoman has proposed three bills that would fund literacy classes, dual language programs and training for teachers of students learning English in the state, hoping to remedy gaps highlighted by Arizona Luminaria and ProPublica. — Becky Pallack, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026 And per reporting in Political Cortadito, the congresswoman has no plans to accept any debate invitations anytime soon. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congresswoman

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The retiring congressman has at times bucked House Democratic leadership in voting with Republicans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The congressman whose newly redrawn California district leans Democratic, switched from Republican to independent while in Congress and continues to caucus with Republicans, reported Politico.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

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