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Topic usage by elites: 0.56% all, 0.82% Senate Democrats, 0.31% Senate Republicans, 0.97% House Democrats, 0.13% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @JoeGarcia (D-FL), @RepCardenas (D-CA), @RepJaredPolis (D-CO), @SenatorMenendez (D-NJ), @RepBecerra (D-CA)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.14% Media, 0.06% informed public, 0.01% random users, 0.06% Democratic supporters, 0.01% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Applaud Senate passing bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform. Now it’s time for House to follow suit w/ similar bipartisan approach.

RepLoisFrankel (@RepLoisFrankel)

Congratulations to the US Senate on passing a bipartisan comprehensive #ImmigrationReform bill today! #CIR #Immigration #CIRFloor

RepRonKind (@RepRonKind)

Senate's passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform is critical step toward fixing our broken system. Now time to move in the House. #CIR

NydiaVelazquez (@NydiaVelazquez)

Senate passes bipartisan, comprehensive #immigration reform on 68-32 vote. Proud to support #CIR & urge House to act to fix broken system.

SenJackReed (@SenJackReed)

Senate will vote soon on comprehensive immigration reform. RT if you'd like the House to pass bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform

RepLoisFrankel (@RepLoisFrankel)

A year ago the Senate passed bipartisan immigration reform. The House must act on #CIR #TimeIsNow.

RepJimCosta (@RepJimCosta)

Sample of representative media tweets:

Today at 3 pm ET, Obama will speak on #immigration. A look at bipartisan Senate proposal on immigration reform http://t.co/4AMNzF4h

NewsHour (@NewsHour)

Goodlatte throws curveball into immigration debate by floating pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants: http://t.co/WUtmyFJd2y

politico (@politico)

Photo: Comprehensive immigration reform passed a key procedural hurdle Monday when the Senate passed a... http://t.co/uSQmBp15UQ

BuzzFeedPol (@BuzzFeedPol)

‘There is bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform,’ Obama says http://t.co/RSJa9sIRCh

NBCNews (@NBCNews)

"We need to take the 11m undocumented immigrants out of the shadows" - #Obama on #immigration reform. LIVE http://t.co/8G1nBoQ2

BBCWorld (@BBCWorld)

#BREAKING: The U.S. Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform by a vote of 68-32. More updates soon. #CIR

Slate (@Slate)