April 23, 2009

What is Congress Saying???

I found this interesting website that measures the number of times a word is spoken in Congress, who are the "loudest" lawmakers, the quietest lawmakers, and how vocal a state is.

http://www.capitolwords.org/

Here are some interesting facts:

Loudest States: Texas and California

10 Most Vocal Lawmakers (last 60 days)
1. Richard Durbin (IL)
2. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX)
3. Patrick Leahy (VT)
4. Steve King (IA)
5. Harry Reid (NV)
6. Thomas Coburn (OK)
7. Ted Poe (TX)
8. Michele Bachmann (MN)
9. Orrin Hatch (UT)
10. Jeff Sessions (AL)

10 Quietest Lawmakers (last 60 days)
1. Edward Markey (MA)
2. John Deal (GA)
3. Aaron Schock (IL)
4. Edward Pastor (AZ)
5. Carolyn Kirkpatrick (MI)
6. Tom Holden (PA)
7. Parker Griffith (AL)
8. Adam Smith (WA)
9. Steven Rothman (NJ)
10. Kay Hagan (NC)

Top 5 words used since from Jan. 4-April 21, 2009
1. Health
2. Public
3. Service
4. Fiscal
5. Funds

Top 5 words used in last month (Mar. 22-April 21, 2009)
1. Budget
2. Fiscal
3. Service
4. Health
5. Public

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