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The Democratic congressman first announced his diagnosis in November 2024, two days after winning reelection to his ninth congressional term.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 May 2025
What To Know At one point in Wednesday's hearing, Zeldin got into a tense back-and-forth with Schiff, who served as a California congressman before winning a Senate seat in the state.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Billy Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri whom President Trump has tapped to lead the Internal Revenue Service, encouraged people to claim a tax credit that the I.R.S. has said does not exist, according to the company that offered the tax break.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 20 May 2025
On May 7, Rep. Ryan Zinke, a Republican congressman from Montana, and Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat from New Mexico, stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building to announce a new voting bloc within the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at protecting public lands.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 May 2025
What To Know At one point in Wednesday's hearing, Zeldin got into a tense back-and-forth with Schiff, who served as a California congressman before winning a Senate seat in the state.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Billy Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri whom President Trump has tapped to lead the Internal Revenue Service, encouraged people to claim a tax credit that the I.R.S. has said does not exist, according to the company that offered the tax break.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 20 May 2025
On May 7, Rep. Ryan Zinke, a Republican congressman from Montana, and Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat from New Mexico, stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building to announce a new voting bloc within the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at protecting public lands.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congressman
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Mexicans living abroad will not be able to vote from outside the country, but a federal congresswoman is hoping that could change for future elections.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Outside, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the congresswoman from New York, was warming up the crowd.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, is in critical condition after being shot in the head at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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The two-sentence clause Harmon backed would have generally expanded the period that a senator in a four-year term who breaks the caps can keep them off.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Rangel, a Democrat, was a fixture in Congress from 1971 through 2017, and before that a two-term New York state assemblyman.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2016
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The cancellation of Mamdani’s visit came even though Mulgrew claimed in a recent TV appearance that the socialist assemblyman had participated in the process.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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