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.

List View

  1. 100% 2,780 health
  2. 100% 2,201 care
  3. 100% 1,240 plan
  4. 100% 1,128 country
  5. 100% 1,085 public
  6. 100% 1,081 air
  7. 100% 1,072 insurance
  8. 100% 1,040 service
  9. 100% 999 percent
  10. 100% 830 system
  11. 100% 785 tax
  12. 100% 780 jobs
  13. 100% 768 date
  14. 100% 756 reform
  15. 100% 738 report
  16. 100% 730 business
  17. 100% 716 americans
  18. 100% 716 school
  19. 100% 706 afghanistan
  20. 100% 657 district
  21. 100% 650 transportation
  22. 100% 636 war
  23. 100% 622 administration
  24. 100% 614 local
  25. 100% 589 community
  26. 100% 588 services
  27. 100% 576 security
  28. 100% 565 life
  29. 100% 563 office
  30. 100% 563 world

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.
  1. 100 50,958 Steve King (R-IA-5)
  2. 82 42,195 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
  3. 78 39,983 Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
  4. 73 37,555 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
  5. 60 30,643 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
  6. 58 29,707 Harry Reid (D-NV)
  7. 55 28,318 Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
  8. 55 28,207 W. Akin (R-MO-2)
  9. 54 27,651 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
  10. 52 26,579 Max Baucus (D-MT)