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congressman

[kong-gris-muhn] / ˈkɒŋ grɪs mən /


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John Yarmuth, a Democratic congressman from Kentucky who was also part of the House negotiation, said Becerra was “an amazing positive force” in the process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

President Gerald Ford — then a congressman from Michigan’s onion-growing region — sponsored the Onion Futures Act, which banned onions from futures trading.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Lallemand shared the data with his congressman, Rep. George Latimer, highlighting how the FAA in previous instances has prescribed routes that avoid residential areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

For the congressman, the whole thing is starting to look like a pretty undeniable pattern.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Connectivity allowed those families to call their congressmen or contact media to sound the alarm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It’s made Herndon one of the biggest names at a school that’s seen 32 congressmen, the first American in space, one U.S.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

The outcome effectively ends the tenure of one of the state’s longest-serving congressmen.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

Two congressmen who played a prominent role in pushing for the Epstein law - Democrat Ro Khanna and Republican Thomas Massie - had been pushing for the inspector general's independent review.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

He wrote: It is unfortunate that congressmen and their ladies should have been deprived of this spectacle.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt


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