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congresswoman

[kong-gris-woom-uhn] / ˈkɒŋ grɪsˌwʊm ən /


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As a congresswoman, Gabbard had in particular expressed opposition to going to war against Iran.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The video, which was obtained in October by Politico, showed Porter erupting at a staff member who appeared in the background of a prerecorded Zoom call between the former congresswoman and then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In fact, when she ran for president in 2020 while serving as a congresswoman for Hawaii’s second district, her platform was explicitly built around an anti-Iran war message.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

“When we abandon diplomacy,” the Minnesota congresswoman said, “we choose destruction.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Former congresswoman Constance A. Morella recalled, “That glass ceiling is being shattered.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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