congressional

Example Sentences

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“Let’s stand up for congressional oversight as a unified Senate.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

At a congressional hearing in 2023, a Congressional Budget Office representative said a $100 annual fee on EV owners would generate about $20 billion in revenue over the 2024–2033 period.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Massie and Gallrein are running in a safely Republican congressional district shaped like a bat, centered around the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

For the last half-century, public approval of Congress has consistently been low; with the exception of a few spikes in approval, such as after 9/11, congressional approval ratings rarely rise above the teens.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Meanwhile, the leadership of NAWSA—including both Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt—had begun to worry that the congressional committee was growing too powerful, too fast.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling