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 March 9, 2010 to March 16, 2010
List View
- 100% 2,780 health
- 100% 2,201 care
- 100% 1,240 plan
- 100% 1,128 country
- 100% 1,085 public
- 100% 1,081 air
- 100% 1,072 insurance
- 100% 1,040 service
- 100% 999 percent
- 100% 830 system
- 100% 785 tax
- 100% 780 jobs
- 100% 768 date
- 100% 756 reform
- 100% 738 report
- 100% 730 business
- 100% 716 americans
- 100% 716 school
- 100% 706 afghanistan
- 100% 657 district
- 100% 650 transportation
- 100% 636 war
- 100% 622 administration
- 100% 614 local
- 100% 589 community
- 100% 588 services
- 100% 576 security
- 100% 565 life
- 100% 563 office
- 100% 563 world
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 50,958 Steve King (R-IA-5)
- 82 42,195 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 78 39,983 Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
- 73 37,555 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 60 30,643 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- 58 29,707 Harry Reid (D-NV)
- 55 28,318 Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
- 55 28,207 W. Akin (R-MO-2)
- 54 27,651 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 52 26,579 Max Baucus (D-MT)
10 Quietest Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
- 8 8 Jesse Jackson (D-IL-2)
- 9 9 Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)
- 12 12 Bill Foster (D-IL-14)
- 13 13 Mary Fallin (R-OK-5)
- 25 25 Edward Pastor (D-AZ-4)
- 36 36 Mike McIntyre (D-NC-7)
- 43 43 Harry Teague (D-NM-2)
- 48 48 Adam Putnam (R-FL-12)
- 55 55 Sue Myrick (R-NC-9)
- 58 58 Michael Ross (D-AR-4)