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Topic usage by elites: 1.70% all, 3.89% Senate Democrats, 2.48% Senate Republicans, 0.27% House Democrats, 0.15% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @SenatorLeahy (D-VT), @SenJohnsonSD (D-SD), @SenSanders (I-VT), @SenCarlLevin (D-MI), @chuckschumer (D-NY)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.37% Media, 0.02% informed public, 0.01% random users, 0.11% Democratic supporters, 0.04% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Headed to the Senate floor to speak about the Perez nomination and the HELP Committee’s work. Watch live here @cspan: http://t.co/M8PKQaCAuJ

SenatorHarkin (@SenatorHarkin)

Happening now: Sen. Sanders is speaking on the #Senate floor. Watch live here: http://t.co/sZHg4aSi5k #StudentLoans #College #Debt

SenSanders (@SenSanders)

RT @SenateBudget: LIVE: Chairman Murray speaking on #Senate floor shortly. http://t.co/b92vfuJSdy #conferencenotcrisis #budget

PattyMurray (@PattyMurray)

The Leahy04 Amendment to S.744 was adopted by voice vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee #cirmarkup w/ @SenatorLeahy @JohnCornyn

ChuckSchumer (@ChuckSchumer)

Ben is heading to the #Senate Floor to deliver remarks on the ongoing situation in #Syria, watch live via @cspan http://t.co/noe2PCJjOO

SenatorCardin (@SenatorCardin)

Chairing Commerce Cmte hearing at 2:30pm today on data brokers & serious consumer protection concerns. Watch live on @cspan

SenRockefeller (@SenRockefeller)

Sample of representative media tweets:

BREAKING: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has voted to confirm Sally Jewell as Interior secretary #breaking

politico (@politico)

Judiciary Committee clears assault weapons ban for full Senate consideration in 10-8 party-line vote http://t.co/RlZgWkGbM4

dailykos (@dailykos)

Senate finance committee votes on Jack Lew's nomination to be Treasury Secretary. Watch live: http://t.co/gjVQp3rFpp

FoxNews (@FoxNews)

Jeff Sessions to Mount Anti-Amnesty Push on Senate Floor: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Ses... http://t.co/Z3bbI6hILX

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)

Watch Live: Ted Cruz begins anti-Obamacare speech on Senate floor http://t.co/ik0xVA2UmF

theblaze (@theblaze)

Watch live: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on #Syria http://t.co/cQty66qiOZ Follow @AJAMLive for updates.

ajam (@ajam)