senators

plural of senator
as in legislators
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye

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Recent Examples of senators In a 2022 request to interview Floris and Benavides, the senators said the episode frustrated and obstructed their oversight. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026 Backlash from Republican senators and others led to Blanche telling a House subcommittee in June that the fund was dead. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Jay Clayton, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was pressed about it by several Democratic senators during a confirmation hearing. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Despite the proxy battle that this year’s Senate primaries have become, pitting the left against the mainstream, there’s little upside for any senators to put their fingerprints on the Maine do-over. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2026 But the resolution would also have to be agreed on by the Senate, and Republican senators have largely panned the House effort, waiting to see if Johnson can heave it to passage. Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 All the while, many senators will be in campaign mode as November approaches. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 2026 About 10 Democratic senators and House members are investigating the pool project. Steve Peoples, Fortune, 5 July 2026 What proportion of senators must agree for a treaty to be ratified? Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 July 2026
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  • The announcement ends speculation that the Hudson facility would be reopened, with the rumors helping prompt Democratic state legislators to pass a new law requiring more oversight of immigrant detention facilities in the state.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 July 2026
  • In the 1920s and 30s a consensus emerged among donors, college administrators and state legislators that students should be asked to pay for their education.
    Thomas Adam, Fortune, 13 July 2026

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