What does North Carolina's delegation talk about in Congress?
The Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on government transparency, has created a fun new way to answer that question.
The Capitol Words project uses speeches recorded in the Congressional Record to measure the frequency of specific words used by each member of Congress.
Some results from the past year are obvious. Reps. G.K. Butterfied, Mike McIntyre, Heath Shuler, Howard Coble and Bob Etheridge basically said "North Carolina" the most.
Sen. Richard Burr, who is the ranking member of a Veterans Affairs committee, said the word "veterans" the most — some 277 times.
Rep. Walter Jones, who represents Camp Lejeune, said "Marine" 98 times, while Rep. David Price, who chairs an Appropriations subcommittee on homeland security, said "security" 48 times.
Other results were a bit surprising. Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican, said the word "Democrats" some 428 times — the most of any word used by the delegation.
To see North Carolina's words by year, month and session, click here.
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Re: N.C. delegation's favorite words
What our elected officials talk about. I disagree with Dome -- Foxx's focus is predictable. That's part of the problem.*Ed Cone
Okay! How about Ed Cone! 435 times to prove you have a addiction and obession on the internet about your expert opinions on anything that moves on the Planet.