What is this site about?
For every day Congress is in session, we "visualize" what lawmakers say by calculating their word frequency, giving you an at-a-glance view of which issues they address over time.
Top Words of the
Most used words in Congressional Record from November 17, 2008 to December 16, 2008
List View
- 100% 1,295 office
- 100% 1,222 report
- 100% 1,128 service
- 100% 1,031 industry
- 100% 886 health
- 100% 858 public
- 100% 855 community
- 100% 790 transportation
- 100% 780 business
- 100% 779 country
- 100% 777 communication
- 100% 722 financial
- 100% 680 plan
- 100% 677 letter
- 100% 673 auto
- 100% 664 companies
- 100% 660 billion
- 100% 646 security
- 100% 629 services
- 100% 619 energy
- 100% 615 economic
- 100% 604 entitled
- 100% 587 administration
- 100% 586 money
- 100% 578 school
- 100% 577 jobs
- 100% 565 foreign
- 100% 553 economy
- 100% 553 help
- 100% 551 family
Lawmakers
Heat Map of Vocal States
(last 60 days)
Click on a state below for more information.
10 Most Vocal Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
Click on a Lawmaker below for more information.
- 100 10,436 Harry Reid (D-NV)
- 91 9,531 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 84 8,813 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 74 7,806 Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- 69 7,294 Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
- 63 6,647 Arlen Specter (R-PA)
- 63 6,618 Barney Frank (D-MA-4)
- 62 6,498 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 55 5,744 George Radanovich (R-CA-19)
- 51 5,416 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
10 Quietest Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
- 3 3 Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- 8 8 Mark Pryor (D-AR)
- 8 8 Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- 12 12 Sam Brownback (R-KS)
- 20 20 Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- 35 35 Betty Sutton (D-OH-13)
- 36 36 Peter Welch (D-VT)
- 42 42 Alan Mollohan (D-WV-1)
- 50 50 Rick Larsen (D-WA-2)
- 65 65 Steven Kagen (D-WI-8)