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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 13, 2009 to March 12, 2010
List View
- 100% 106,976 health
- 100% 77,102 care
- 100% 39,978 public
- 100% 37,578 service
- 100% 35,857 insurance
- 100% 35,109 percent
- 100% 35,055 services
- 100% 32,777 security
- 100% 32,411 country
- 100% 31,892 report
- 100% 30,614 energy
- 100% 30,470 fiscal
- 100% 30,306 system
- 100% 29,636 plan
- 100% 27,435 budget
- 100% 26,509 programs
- 100% 25,878 business
- 100% 25,409 defense
- 100% 25,149 funds
- 100% 24,976 office
- 100% 23,461 community
- 100% 23,141 administration
- 100% 22,812 information
- 100% 22,718 americans
- 100% 22,587 amount
- 100% 22,105 medicare
- 100% 21,617 tax
- 100% 21,577 cost
- 100% 21,249 date
- 100% 20,448 costs
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 40,984 Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
- 99 40,794 Steve King (R-IA-5)
- 98 40,481 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 82 33,779 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 69 28,615 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- 69 28,309 Harry Reid (D-NV)
- 68 28,093 W. Akin (R-MO-2)
- 67 27,651 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 63 26,072 Max Baucus (D-MT)
- 61 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)
- 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)