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 February 12, 2010 to March 11, 2010
List View
- 100% 4,091 health
- 100% 3,191 plan
- 100% 2,993 care
- 100% 2,407 service
- 100% 2,364 public
- 100% 2,297 country
- 100% 2,243 date
- 100% 2,161 insurance
- 100% 2,142 community
- 100% 2,125 business
- 100% 2,097 percent
- 100% 1,903 jobs
- 100% 1,891 report
- 100% 1,787 tax
- 100% 1,680 intelligence
- 100% 1,677 security
- 100% 1,568 office
- 100% 1,541 energy
- 100% 1,525 amount
- 100% 1,504 period
- 100% 1,490 system
- 100% 1,469 americans
- 100% 1,450 school
- 100% 1,427 respect
- 100% 1,400 term
- 100% 1,353 local
- 100% 1,347 administration
- 100% 1,346 code
- 100% 1,335 services
- 100% 1,311 information
Lawmakers
Heat Map of Vocal States
(last 60 days)
Click on a state below for more information.
10 Most Vocal Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
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- 100 40,481 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 99 40,326 Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
- 99 40,297 Steve King (R-IA-5)
- 83 33,779 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 70 28,615 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- 69 28,309 Harry Reid (D-NV)
- 69 28,093 W. Akin (R-MO-2)
- 68 27,651 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 64 26,072 Max Baucus (D-MT)
- 62 25,155 Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
10 Quietest Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
- 8 8 John Tierney (D-MA-6)
- 8 8 Jesse Jackson (D-IL-2)
- 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)