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Rep. Tom Barrett, a Republican congressman running for reelection in Michigan’s 7th District, was one of several speakers who talked about the unity that followed 9/11.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

John Lewis, the late Georgia congressman and hero of the civil rights movement, said voting is precious and “the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Ferocious cross-examination of witnesses by one of Hanway’s defense lawyers, the abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens, exposed the weaknesses in the prosecution’s case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Kalshi, the online prediction market platform, has finally had enough of George Santos, issuing the company’s first-ever lifetime ban to the former Republican congressman.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

And longtime congressman John Lewis, a veteran civil rights activist and moving spirit of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, denounced the ruling as a major blow to minorities in the United States.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

I don’t know the percentage of congressmen with facial hair, but I suspect it isn’t high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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

Other than their positions on cryptocurrency, there were few policy differences between the two congressmen.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

The 11 congressmen and women were to hold talks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

The mention of Conococheague Creek provoked waves of sarcasm from incredulous congressmen: “Enquiries will be made,” observed one Massachusetts member, “where in the name of common sense is Connogochque?”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis