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Topic Usage Over Time:

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Topic usage by elites: 0.43% all, 0.22% Senate Democrats, 0.38% Senate Republicans, 0.22% House Democrats, 0.90% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @repjohnconyers (D-MI), @RonWyden (D-OR), @RepThomasMassie (R-KY), @RepMikeRogers (R-MI), @repjustinamash (R-MI)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.90% Media, 0.26% informed public, 0.11% random users, 0.28% Democratic supporters, 0.52% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Thanks to @RepJustinAmash @RepJohnConyers Rep. @JaredPolis for your leadership defending privacy rights of Americans #p2

RepGaramendi (@RepGaramendi)

RT @drshow: On now: @repjustinamash on his proposed Amash Amendment, which would cut NSA funding for data gathering programs: http://t.co/d…

repjustinamash (@repjustinamash)

RT @RepZoeLofgren: I'm urging support for #AmashConyers amendment to stop #NSA surveillance of Americans @repjustinamash @repjohnconyers ht…

repjustinamash (@repjustinamash)

@freedomsfool | RT @RepScottPerry THANK YOU for sponsoring #HR36 to form a #Benghazi House Select Committee (http://t.co/fLyl0mGKiO)

RepScottPerry (@RepScottPerry)

RT @RepKenMarchant: Audit of NSA surveillance program shows why I supported Amash amendment to end NSA’s blanket surveillance authority. ht…

repjustinamash (@repjustinamash)

RT @RepFitzpatrick: Today I stood w/ @repjustinamash and his amdt to stop blanket collection of phone records by the #NSA. My statement: ht…

repjustinamash (@repjustinamash)

Sample of representative media tweets:

#TDSBreakingNews Obama to propose end of NSA bulk collection of phone records. Instead will just continue tapping YOUR phone. #URHappyNow

TheDailyShow (@TheDailyShow)

Federal privacy board said U.S. government's mass collection of American phone data is illegal and should end. http://t.co/iSZYaqsukn #NSA

WSJ (@WSJ)

Privacy board recommends to US Congress that government end bulk phone data collection http://t.co/oHAkL2KNC6

GuardianUS (@GuardianUS)

BREAKING: RT @ajamlive: Judge: NSA bulk collection of phone records violates Constitution ban on unreasonable searches-@AP

ajam (@ajam)

The latest NSA leak shows that Obama misled the public on NSA surveillance of Americans: http://t.co/rhA4jLTHHE

Slate (@Slate)

Breaking News: Obama to Call for Overhaul of N.S.A.’s Phone Data Collection Program http://t.co/eqDfdEsmLj

nytimes (@nytimes)