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Recent Examples of standing committee
Tuesday’s City Council meeting agenda also includes 20 items on the consent calendar, including the confirmation of mayoral appointments for vice mayor, mayor pro tem, city council standing committees, various regional authorities, agencies and commissions.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
And the chairs of House GOP standing committees met with Trump on Saturday evening.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
The South Carolina senator has also become the first black chairman of a Senate standing committee, assuming the top spot on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025
Altogether, there are 72 delegates, five alternates, 10 standing committee members, and five staffers attending the convention, according to the Tennessee Democratic Party.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
And the chairs of House GOP standing committees met with Trump on Saturday evening.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
The South Carolina senator has also become the first black chairman of a Senate standing committee, assuming the top spot on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025
Altogether, there are 72 delegates, five alternates, 10 standing committee members, and five staffers attending the convention, according to the Tennessee Democratic Party.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing committee
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The department’s staff received feedback on the manual through a yearlong steering committee that broke off from the Cut the Tape task force, as well as from other city and state housing bodies.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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In the final stretch of preparation, the steering committee is focusing on promotion and tying up loose ends.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Additionally, Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, previously expressed opposition to the cuts while presiding over a budget subcommittee hearing on the issue.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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On Wednesday, McMahon testified before the House education committee and, on Tuesday, before a Senate appropriations subcommittee.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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“Standing committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20committee. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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