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Topic usage by elites: 0.31% all, 0.36% Senate Democrats, 0.42% Senate Republicans, 0.22% House Democrats, 0.25% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @BillOwensNY (D-NY), @RepKevinCramer (R-ND), @congbillposey (R-FL), @Rep_Hunter (R-CA), @RepKayGranger (R-TX)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.26% Media, 0.16% informed public, 0.19% random users, 0.07% Democratic supporters, 0.11% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Congratulations to Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter, the 5th living recipient of the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions in Afghanistan.

SenFeinstein (@SenFeinstein)

Thank you to the Native American code talkers awarded w/ the Congressional Gold Medal today, including Nebraska tribe Santee Sioux Nation

SenatorFischer (@SenatorFischer)

Honored to attend the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring Native American #CodeTalkers today - including 48 ND tribe members. (1/2)

SenatorHeitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp)

Congrats to Medal of Honor recipient @USArmy Staff Sgt. Carter. We can all be inspired by his heroism http://t.co/Pl3YGywPQU

RepJeffDenham (@RepJeffDenham)

MT .@USArmy: News: #USArmy Medal of Honor recipient, Sen. Daniel Inouye is posthumously awarded the #presidentialmedaloffreedom.

RepRonBarber (@RepRonBarber)

Attending the Cong. Gold Medal ceremony to honor Native American #CodeTalkers for their bravery and service. http://t.co/oJYDbwY2VK

MartinHeinrich (@MartinHeinrich)

Sample of representative media tweets:

Obama to award Medal of Honor to former Army staff sergeant Clinton Romesha: http://t.co/8dFU8MkH

politico (@politico)

Medal Of Honor Recipient: Remember My Fallen Brothers, Not Me: On July 21, Army Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts r... http://t.co/OyatptJVEN

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)

Lt. Alonzo Cushing, Hero Of Gettysburg, Awarded Medal Of Honor http://t.co/Ino2OsbyRI

nprnews (@nprnews)

Adorable Son Of Medal Of Honor Recipient Being Adorable At Awards Ceremony http://t.co/ZnB7Tbqp via @BuzzFeedAndrew

BuzzFeedPol (@BuzzFeedPol)

Army Capt. William Swenson was awarded the Medal of Honor last wk. Who is YOUR military hero? Tell us their story: http://t.co/qVBYY8aNPo

CBSNews (@CBSNews)

151 years later, Civil War hero Alonzo Cushing posthumously received the Medal of Honor: http://t.co/29zhDVvSDs http://t.co/F6CEozFNy1

CNN (@CNN)