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 January 28, 2010 to February 4, 2010
List View
- 100% 858 budget
- 100% 765 security
- 100% 689 business
- 100% 615 financial
- 100% 576 country
- 100% 574 spending
- 100% 552 report
- 100% 547 public
- 100% 539 office
- 100% 522 community
- 100% 522 percent
- 100% 517 debt
- 100% 505 labor
- 100% 498 paygo
- 100% 486 health
- 100% 486 service
- 100% 473 administration
- 100% 467 york
- 100% 457 tax
- 100% 450 economic
- 100% 428 programs
- 100% 427 smith
- 100% 413 policy
- 100% 409 help
- 100% 409 money
- 100% 400 cybersecurity
- 100% 389 information
- 100% 389 nomination
- 100% 384 jobs
- 100% 382 economy
Lawmakers
Heat Map of Vocal States
(last 60 days)
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10 Most Vocal Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
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- 100 60,914 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 87 53,029 Max Baucus (D-MT)
- 71 43,422 Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- 63 38,790 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 58 35,902 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 54 33,502 Michael Enzi (R-WY)
- 54 33,067 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- 53 32,828 Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
- 51 31,294 Steve King (R-IA-5)
- 48 29,790 Harry Reid (D-NV)
10 Quietest Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
- 6 6 Jim Webb (D-VA)
- 14 14 Daniel Maffei (D-NY-25)
- 31 31 Neil Abercrombie (D-HI-1)
- 33 33 Edward Pastor (D-AZ-4)
- 33 33 Chris Carney (D-PA-10)
- 33 33 James Cooper (D-TN-5)
- 34 34 Pedro Pierluisi (N-PR)
- 104 104 Anthony Weiner (D-NY-9)
- 111 111 Steven Rothman (D-NJ-9)
- 112 112 Dave Loebsack (D-IA-2)