congressman

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Interestingly, in the 1950s, after there was a corner on the onion futures market, a young congressman got the political consensus to pass a bill banning the trading of onion contracts.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

That congressman was Gerald Ford, who went on to be president.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

When news initially broke of Gonzales’ alleged affair, the congressman claimed that he was the victim of an extortion plot.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

"For nearly 20 years, I have served the public - as a prosecutor and a congressman and have always protected women," the married father-of-three added.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Eleven months after John Todd’s death, Dolley married a congressman from Virginia named James Madison.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy