congressional delegation
noun
: the group of officials elected to the U.S. Congress from a particular state
the state's congressional delegation
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The controversial project was criticized by Idaho’s congressional delegation as well as local farmers, ranchers and supporters of the nearby Minidoka National Historic Site, a former World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
While the state and its congressional delegation have frequently clashed with the Biden administration on fossil fuel development, the administration approved the Willow Project, a massive Arctic oil development project, after intense lobbying from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Former state Attorney General Brad Schimel, a Republican who lost reelection in the blue wave year of 2018, has coalesced support on the conservative side via endorsements from all Republicans in the state's congressional delegation as well as many law endorsement officials.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The outcome could lead to new congressional district boundaries and impact the makeup of the state's all-GOP congressional delegation.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
While the state and its congressional delegation have frequently clashed with the Biden administration on fossil fuel development, the administration approved the Willow Project, a massive Arctic oil development project, after intense lobbying from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Former state Attorney General Brad Schimel, a Republican who lost reelection in the blue wave year of 2018, has coalesced support on the conservative side via endorsements from all Republicans in the state's congressional delegation as well as many law endorsement officials.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The outcome could lead to new congressional district boundaries and impact the makeup of the state's all-GOP congressional delegation.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Congressional delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20delegation. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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