committees

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The bill has passed two committees with unanimous support and was most recently referred to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

There are a host of jobs that need dishing out - like who will run committees, something which needs to be sorted between the parties.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Moulin will need to convince finance committees in the upper and lower houses of parliament not to veto his appointment.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The report said that while select committees do not normally focus on the leadership of individual private companies, MPs felt compelled to act because SEW appeared "shielded from the consequences of its incompetence".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

In the Continental Congress, John Adams had described him as a staunch advocate of independence who never uttered more than two or three sentences, even in committees.

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