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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 March 3, 2010 to March 10, 2010
List View
- 100% 1,768 health
- 100% 1,749 plan
- 100% 1,234 care
- 100% 1,173 date
- 100% 1,150 service
- 100% 1,100 public
- 100% 1,068 business
- 100% 1,033 country
- 100% 1,001 percent
- 100% 934 insurance
- 100% 862 amount
- 100% 861 jobs
- 100% 833 report
- 100% 833 tax
- 100% 771 air
- 100% 755 code
- 100% 755 school
- 100% 746 term
- 100% 735 period
- 100% 730 system
- 100% 718 security
- 100% 706 administration
- 100% 690 office
- 100% 666 respect
- 100% 654 clause
- 100% 654 programs
- 100% 649 afghanistan
- 100% 647 services
- 100% 644 means
- 100% 642 local
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 40,297 Steve King (R-IA-5)
- 99 40,179 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 95 38,330 Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
- 76 30,858 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 71 28,615 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- 69 28,093 W. Akin (R-MO-2)
- 69 27,807 Harry Reid (D-NV)
- 68 27,651 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 63 25,485 Max Baucus (D-MT)
- 60 24,474 Michael Burgess (R-TX-26)
10 Quietest Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
- 8 8 John Tierney (D-MA-6)
- 8 8 Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7)
- 13 13 Mary Fallin (R-OK-5)
- 14 14 Xavier Becerra (D-CA-31)
- 25 25 Edward Pastor (D-AZ-4)
- 31 31 Tom Price (R-GA-6)
- 43 43 Harry Teague (D-NM-2)
- 104 104 Timothy Johnson (R-IL-15)
- 106 106 Joseph Crowley (D-NY-7)
- 120 120 Brad Sherman (D-CA-27)