as in commission
a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose
The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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In her 15th term in Congress, Rep. Diana DeGette has become the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee.
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The subcommittee accused the intelligence community of withholding valuable information from them in the interim report.
—Liz Friden, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
While the bulk of the report stands behind a 2023 ODNI assessment finding no evidence a foreign adversary was behind the attack, the update comes on the heels of a GOP report from a House Intelligence subcommittee concluding it was likely a foreign power was behind the attacks.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Fifty-one congressional committees and subcommittees have jurisdiction over various aspects of the EPA, and both the Government Accountability Office and EPA’s own inspector general regularly review the agency’s work.
—Stan Meiburg, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The subcommittee accused the intelligence community of withholding valuable information from them in the interim report.
—Liz Friden, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
While the bulk of the report stands behind a 2023 ODNI assessment finding no evidence a foreign adversary was behind the attack, the update comes on the heels of a GOP report from a House Intelligence subcommittee concluding it was likely a foreign power was behind the attacks.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Fifty-one congressional committees and subcommittees have jurisdiction over various aspects of the EPA, and both the Government Accountability Office and EPA’s own inspector general regularly review the agency’s work.
—Stan Meiburg, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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