member of Congress
Example Sentences
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As a member of Congress from Chicago during the Bush years, I led Democratic efforts to retake the House in 2006, making Nancy Pelosi the first female speaker.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Under federal law, funds appropriated by Congress cannot be used to prevent a member of Congress from entering or inspecting a detention facility operated by or for Homeland Security.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The last member of Congress forced from the lower chamber was New York Republican George Santos in 2023, the first expulsion in 20 years.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
By the time the 14th Amendment was drafted, in 1866, every member of Congress would have been acutely aware of Brown’s trial, which had been held only seven years earlier.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
Franklin and Robert Morris, a member of Congress and a money-raiser for the Revolution, arranged for a ship to land some men in Bermuda, grab a ton of gunpowder, and sail to Philadelphia.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
