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Topic usage by elites: 0.50% all, 0.31% Senate Democrats, 1.29% Senate Republicans, 0.14% House Democrats, 0.26% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @RepLouBarletta (R-PA), @JohnCornyn (R-TX), @SteveKingIA (R-IA), @SenatorSessions (R-AL), @Mike_Johanns (R-NE)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.79% Media, 0.22% informed public, 0.27% random users, 0.20% Democratic supporters, 0.75% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

RT @biggovt: Corker-Hoeven 'Border Security' Deal a Fig Leaf for Amnesty: The so-called “compromise” on border security tha... http://t.co/…

DavidVitter (@DavidVitter)

Proud to support Sen. Cornyn's RESULTS amendment to the #immigration bill. Border security is essential to immigration reform. @JohnCornyn

SaxbyChambliss (@SaxbyChambliss)

Sec. Napolitano says the border is secure, I think the 3 Border Patrol agents killed in the last 2 yrs would disagree. http://t.co/OlqLkAzL

KenCalvert (@KenCalvert)

We need to secure the border first. Read the facts on #HoevenCorker Border Surge amendment here: http://t.co/ceS2jjMgrv

SenJohnHoeven (@SenJohnHoeven)

Amendment requires deployment of 20,000 additional border security agents to southern border & construction of at least 700 miles of fencing

KellyAyotte (@KellyAyotte)

Sec. Napolitano, responsible for border security, says immigration reform shouldn't require a secure border http://t.co/Bb8xZ8CCip

JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn)

Sample of representative media tweets:

Smuggler Busted with $870,000 of Cocaine by Border Patrol: Border Patrol agents detected suspicious activity b... http://t.co/c5wuMwv8mR

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)

Russian Defense Minister Won't Return Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's Calls: The relationship between the US a... http://t.co/yAiXOzZiWP

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)

Hagel: 'I'm Always Concerned About the Southern Border': U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, when testifying a... http://t.co/4xA3TRxjHY

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)

Border Patrol Agents Sharing Rifles Amid M4 Shortages: US Border Patrol agents along certain sectors of the US... http://t.co/IdDGsgK5Se

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)

Two former Border Patrol agents get 30-year sentences in smuggling of more than 500 immigrants over Mexico border http://t.co/8NRVZN4Vad

NBCNews (@NBCNews)

Why Chuck Hagel is Unfit to be Secretary of Defense: Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination has already sent an extrem... http://t.co/jSVMtcEg

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)