Speakers in the Congressional Recored

Parsed text

.txt files are saved on the Linstat server which you can access on your own computer as a network drive or via the Winstat VPN.

.txt file names look like this: “CREC-2010-11-16-pt1-PgH7478-000533-14413.txt”

They contain

• the date (“2010-11-16”)

• the page number (“pt1-PgH7478”–“H” because it is the House section, Senate is “S” and Extensions of Remarks is “E”)

• a speech ID assigned per day by the parser. “000533” means that this was the 533rd “speech” of the day (recall that “speeches” include simple speech acts like “I yield” as well as headers and other text that is not spoken parsed as seperate files)

• and finally, the members ICPSR ID. “14413” is Representative Norman Dicks.

knitr::include_graphics(here("figs", "winstat.png"))

Counts of total speeches

Because the parsed .txt files are saved in subfolders by year/icpsr, counts per member per year are just the number of files in each folder (see code/count_speeches.R)

# from code/count_speeches.R
load(here('data', 'd_count.Rdata'))

# from voteview 
load(here('data', 'members.Rdata'))

# join speech counts with voteview 
d <- d_count %>% left_join(members)

d %<>% filter(year < 2021, chamber %in% c("House", "Senate"))

# name + district strings for display
d %<>% mutate(name_district = bioname %>% str_remove(",.*") %>% str_to_title() %>% paste(cqlabel)) %>% 
  mutate(district_name = cqlabel %>% str_c(bioname, sep = ": ") %>% str_remove_all(",.*|\\(|\\)"))

Most speeches per year

d %>% 
  select(year, name_district, icpsr, n_speeches) %>% 
  arrange(-n_speeches) %>% kablebox()

year	name_district	icpsr	n_speeches
2009	Mccain (AZ)	15039	2953
2018	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	2718
2019	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	2645
2015	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	2460
2009	Durbin (IL)	15021	2189
2017	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	2143
2020	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	2101
2009	Akin (MO-02)	20123	1785
2007	Durbin (IL)	15021	1690
2016	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	1672
2007	Kennedy (MA)	10808	1586
2009	Coburn (OK)	29555	1512
2009	Baucus (MT)	14203	1457
2007	Sessions (AL)	49700	1367
2010	Durbin (IL)	15021	1225
2009	Alexander (TN)	40304	1129
2009	Dodd (CT)	14213	1128
2009	Dorgan (ND)	14812	1107
2009	Poe (TX-02)	20528	1084
2008	Durbin (IL)	15021	1077
2009	Leahy (VT)	14307	1035
2009	Foxx (NC-05)	20521	1011
2009	Feinstein (CA)	49300	1010
2011	Levin (MI)	14709	1000
2011	Durbin (IL)	15021	999
2007	Levin (MI)	14709	987
2013	Durbin (IL)	15021	984
2009	Sessions (AL)	49700	979
2007	Harkin (IA)	14230	978
2009	Levin (MI)	14709	974
2009	Kyl (AZ)	15429	939
2007	Bingaman (NM)	14912	935
2013	Sessions (AL)	49700	925
2007	Leahy (VT)	14307	913
2015	Cornyn (TX)	40305	909
2007	Jackson (IL-02)	29585	900
2011	Jackson (IL-02)	29585	895
2010	Dodd (CT)	14213	894
2009	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	869
2015	Jackson Lee (TX-18)	29573	864
2009	Dreier (CA-26)	14813	858
2010	Levin (MI)	14709	844
2007	Hoyer (MD-05)	14873	836
2011	Kucinich (OH-10)	29748	828
2007	Obey (WI-07)	12036	827
2019	Durbin (IL)	15021	825
2011	Leahy (VT)	14307	821
2007	Mcconnell (KY)	14921	812
2019	Collins (ME)	49703	812
2007	Dorgan (ND)	14812	809
2009	Jackson (IL-02)	29585	807
2009	Lynch (MA-09)	20119	806
2016	Young (IA-03)	21521	806
2009	Boxer (CA)	15011	802
2012	Durbin (IL)	15021	802
2012	Levin (MI)	14709	801
2010	Baucus (MT)	14203	799
2011	Dreier (CA-26)	14813	799
2011	Dicks (WA-06)	14413	796
2015	Durbin (IL)	15021	791
2007	Feinstein (CA)	49300	786
2007	Smith (OR)	49705	775
2009	Broun (GA-10)	20753	763
2009	Grassley (IA)	14226	763
2007	Murray (WA)	49308	762
2007	Conyers (MI-14)	10713	762
2017	Jackson Lee (TX-18)	29573	755
2008	Dodd (CT)	14213	750
2011	Jackson Lee (TX-18)	29573	750
2018	Cornyn (TX)	40305	748
2007	Baucus (MT)	14203	744
2009	Gingrey (GA-11)	20319	739
2009	Murray (WA)	49308	738
2007	Grassley (IA)	14226	735
2013	Leahy (VT)	14307	734
2007	Dreier (CA-26)	14813	732
2009	Perlmutter (CO-07)	20705	730
2007	Coburn (OK)	29555	721
2009	Ellison (MN-05)	20727	716
2014	Durbin (IL)	15021	714
2015	Young (IA-03)	21521	714
2008	Graves (MO-06)	20124	713
2007	Poe (TX-02)	20528	711
2013	Murray (WA)	49308	707
2011	Sessions (AL)	49700	698
2007	Cornyn (TX)	40305	696
2017	Cornyn (TX)	40305	687
2011	Mccain (AZ)	15039	685
2009	Casey (PA)	40703	684
2007	Boxer (CA)	15011	680
2009	Woolsey (CA-06)	29309	680
2013	Jackson Lee (TX-18)	29573	680
2020	Durbin (IL)	15021	675
2009	Flake (AZ-06)	20100	672
2010	Akin (MO-02)	20123	672
2015	Murkowski (AK)	40300	671
2009	Polis (CO-02)	20904	669
2007	Specter (PA)	14910	667
2008	Boxer (CA)	15011	664
2018	Jackson Lee (TX-18)	29573	660

---

The Wisconsin delegation

d %>% 
  filter(state_abbrev == "WI",!is.na(year)) %>% 
  ggplot() +
  aes(x = n_speeches, y = district_name, fill = nominate.dim1) + 
  geom_col() + 
  facet_wrap("year", scales = "free_y", ncol = 2) +
  labs(y = "", x  = "Total Number of Speeches") +
  scale_fill_gradient2(low = muted("blue"), high = muted("red"), mid = "grey80")

---

Average speeches per year for members of the House

# as a table per member 
d %>% 
  filter(chamber == "House") %>%
  group_by(name_district) %>% 
  summarise(average_speeches = mean(n_speeches) %>% round() ) %>% 
  arrange(-average_speeches) %>% 
  kablebox()

name_district	average_speeches
Jackson (IL-02)	671
Young (IA-03)	648
Kucinich (OH-10)	587
Dreier (CA-26)	560
Jackson Lee (TX-18)	528
Poe (TX-02)	510
Akin (MO-02)	483
Oberstar (MN-08)	476
Conyers (MI-14)	466
Mcgovern (MA-02)	438
Hoyer (MD-05)	406
Mcgovern (MA-03)	400
Obey (WI-07)	396
Polis (CO-02)	396
Woolsey (CA-06)	387
Perlmutter (CO-07)	377
Garamendi (CA-10)	370
Filner (CA-51)	365
Maloney (NY-14)	354
Rangel (NY-15)	354
Skelton (MO-04)	346
Foxx (NC-05)	341
Miller (CA-07)	339
Towns (NY-10)	325
Slaughter (NY-28)	319
Engel (NY-16)	318
Royce (CA-39)	316
Connolly (VA-11)	310
Latham (IA-03)	301
Flake (AZ-06)	299
Pallone (NJ-06)	297
Goodlatte (VA-06)	292
Tonko (NY-21)	290
Burgess (TX-26)	282
Van Hollen (MD-08)	280
Dicks (WA-06)	276
Gingrey (GA-11)	272
Waters (CA-43)	269
Berman (CA-28)	267
Graves (MO-06)	265
Burton (IN-05)	264
Arcuri (NY-24)	259
Rahall (WV-03)	257
Grayson (FL-09)	248
Lungren (CA-03)	248
Blumenauer (OR-03)	244
Latham (IA-04)	244
Space (OH-18)	242
Andrews (NJ-01)	240
Holt (NJ-12)	240
Hensarling (TX-05)	238
Waxman (CA-30)	238
Boozman (AR-03)	233
Blunt (MO-07)	232
Kaptur (OH-09)	232
Coffman (CO-06)	230
Broun (GA-10)	229
Porter (NV-03)	228
Ellison (MN-05)	227
Wolf (VA-10)	227
Camp (MI-04)	226
Watson (CA-33)	226
Diaz-Balart (FL-21)	224
Shays (CT-04)	224
Mckeon (CA-25)	217
Defazio (OR-04)	216
Miller (CA-11)	216
Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)	213
Slaughter (NY-25)	212
Comstock (VA-10)	211
Waxman (CA-33)	211
Garamendi (CA-03)	210
Thompson (PA-05)	210
Cohen (TN-09)	208
Denham (CA-19)	208
Dingell (MI-15)	208
Cantor (VA-07)	207
Lynch (MA-09)	207
Maloney (NY-12)	207
Hoekstra (MI-02)	206
Garrett (NJ-05)	205
Conyers (MI-13)	204
Richardson (CA-37)	202
Olson (TX-22)	201
Pence (IN-06)	201
Johnson (TX-30)	199
Woodall (GA-07)	199
Grijalva (AZ-07)	198
Lowey (NY-17)	198
Tlaib (MI-13)	198
Meek (FL-17)	197
Matsui (CA-05)	196
Mcdermott (WA-07)	194
Hastings (FL-20)	193
Capps (CA-23)	192
Gohmert (TX-01)	192
Fitzpatrick (PA-08)	191
Davis (VA-11)	190
Delauro (CT-03)	190
Nadler (NY-10)	188

# as a table per state
d %>% 
  filter(chamber == "House") %>%
  group_by(state) %>% 
  summarise(average_speeches = mean(n_speeches) %>% round() ) %>% 
  kablebox()

state	average_speeches
alabama	75
alaska	22
arizona	104
arkansas	68
california	118
colorado	184
connecticut	108
delaware	80
florida	82
georgia	71
hawaii	87
idaho	79
illinois	104
indiana	91
iowa	120
kansas	60
kentucky	68
louisiana	69
maine	89
maryland	122
massachusetts	104
michigan	109
minnesota	131
mississippi	77
missouri	125
montana	88
nebraska	57
nevada	74
new hampshire	51
new jersey	119
new mexico	80
new york	110
north carolina	89
north dakota	62
ohio	89
oklahoma	62
oregon	143
pennsylvania	90
rhode island	125
south carolina	50
south dakota	50
tennessee	90
texas	119
utah	57
vermont	132
virginia	118
washington	77
west virginia	109
wisconsin	80
wyoming	100

# as a map
states <- map_data("state") %>% rename(state = region)

d %>% 
  filter(chamber == "House") %>%
  group_by(state) %>% 
  summarise(average_speeches = mean(n_speeches) ) %>% 
  left_join(states) %>% 
  group_by(subregion) %>%
  ggplot( aes(x = long, y = lat, group = group, fill = average_speeches) ) +
  geom_polygon(color = "white") + 
  theme_void()

d %>% 
  filter(chamber == "House") %>%
  group_by(state, year) %>% 
  summarise(average_speeches = mean(n_speeches) ) %>% 
  left_join(states) %>% 
  group_by(subregion) %>%
  ggplot( aes(x = long, y = lat, group = group, fill = average_speeches) ) +
  geom_polygon(color = "white") + 
  theme_void() +
  facet_wrap("year")

Counts of speeches by type

This is similar to counts of congressional record sections by type here, but now parsed by speaker. This means that “legislation” counts are much higher becasue each section of legislation contains many speakers.

Types: legislation, business, process, and other

From code/count_speeches.R, saved as data/d_meta.Rdata

legislation_strings <- "ACT|BILL|RESOLUTION|AMENDMENT|EARMARK|APPROPRIATIONS|AUTHORIZATION|BUDGET|SPONSORS|WITHDRAWAL|PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF A RULE SUBMITTED"

business_strings <- "PRAYER|PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE|MORNING BUSINESS|MESSAGE|PRIVILEGES OF THE|CONDEMING|APPOINTMENT|NOMINATION|CONFIRMATION|REPORT|PETITION|MEMORIAL|COMMUNICATION| MONTH|SCHEDULE|LEAVE OF ABSENCE|GENERAL LEAVE|ELECTING|RESIGNATION|MOMENT OF SILENCE"
  
process_strings <- "RECOGNIZED FOR [0-9] MINUTES|ANNOUNCEMENT|RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME|UNANIMOUS CONSENT|ADJOURNMENT|EXECUTIVE SESSION|PETITION| ORDER|^ORDER|MOTION|RECESS|CALENDAR|RECOGNITION|WELCOMING|OATH |SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE|MEASURES DISCHARGED|INTENT TO OBJECT"

# clean up headers into type and subtype 
load(here("data", "d_meta.Rdata"))

d_meta %>% count(type) %>% kablebox() 

type	n
business	12422
legislation	207015
other	185391
process	18133

Subtypes

d_meta %>% count(type, subtype, sort = T) %>% kablebox() 

type	subtype	n
legislation	ACT	103327
legislation	AMENDMENT	28111
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	26413
legislation	AUTHORIZATION	15651
legislation	BILL	14107
legislation	RESOLUTION	11850
process	RECOGNITION	6431
process	EXECUTIVE SESSION	5603
other	NA	5412
legislation	BUDGET	3889
business	MONTH	3483
legislation	EARMARK	2993
business	NOMINATION	2823
business	REPORT	2380
other	ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS	1963
other	LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM	1940
other	HEALTH CARE REFORM	1838
process	CALENDAR	1819
process	MOTION	1619
other	PERSONAL EXPLANATION	1599
other	HEALTH CARE	1516
business	MEMORIAL	1184
other	LEGISLATIVE SESSION	982
process	WELCOMING	740
other	30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP	736
process	UNANIMOUS CONSENT	681
other	HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES	618
legislation	PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF A RULE SUBMITTED	529
other	ENERGY	458
other	AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET	442
business	APPOINTMENT	392
other	CLIMATE CHANGE	381
other	IRAQ	379
business	MESSAGE	359
business	MOMENT OF SILENCE	345
process	ORDER	321
other	THE ECONOMY	319
business	MORNING BUSINESS	298
other	OBAMACARE	289
process	ORDER	288
other	IMMIGRATION	276
other	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS	274
business	PRIVILEGES OF THE	273
other	RULES OF THE HOUSE	266
other	IMMIGRATION REFORM	233
other	MAKE IT IN AMERICA	233
other	DISAPPROVING A RULE SUBMITTED	228
other	NOTICES OF HEARINGS	226
other	ISSUES OF THE DAY	217
business	CONFIRMATION	215
business	PETITION	215
other	TRIAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES	214
other	IDAHOANS SPEAK OUT ON HIGH ENERGY PRICES	206
other	IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS	206
other	CORONAVIRUS	196
other	ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION	195
other	SCHIP	194
process	ADJOURNMENT	191
other	TAX REFORM	187
other	NOTICE OF HEARING	185
process	RECESS	184
other	EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING ARIZONA SHOOTING	178
process	ANNOUNCEMENT	177
other	GUN VIOLENCE	176
other	FISA	157
other	GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN	149
other	GAS PRICES	146
business	PRAYER	145
other	TRIBUTE TO SENATORS	143
other	TAX ON BONUSES RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN TARP RECIPIENTS	141
other	BLUE DOG COALITION	134
other	DIRECTING COMMITTEES TO REVIEW REGULATIONS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES	134
other	PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS	131
other	CHANGE OF VOTE	130
other	STIMULUS PACKAGE	129
other	KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE	122
other	RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE MODERN STATE OF ISRAEL	121
other	FAREWELL TO THE SENATE	120
other	WHERE ARE THE JOBS?	120
other	AFGHANISTAN	116
other	INCREASING THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT	116
business	GENERAL LEAVE	114
other	REMEMBERING SENATOR CRAIG THOMAS	111
other	CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS	109
other	JOBS	105
other	IRAN	104
other	PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED	104
other	THE JOURNAL	104
other	THE OFFICIAL TRUTH SQUAD	101
legislation	SPONSORS	100
other	CLEAN ENERGY	100
other	CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT FOR H.R. 1	96
other	DACA	94
other	REMEMBERING SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY	93
other	THE 30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP	93
other	VOTE EXPLANATION	93
other	IMPEACHMENT	92
other	BORDER SECURITY	91
other	EXTENDING THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES	87
other	GLOBAL WARMING	86

Type = “Other”

count(d_meta %>% filter(type == "other"), subtype, sort = T) %>% kablebox()

subtype	n
NA	5412
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS	1963
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM	1940
HEALTH CARE REFORM	1838
PERSONAL EXPLANATION	1599
HEALTH CARE	1516
LEGISLATIVE SESSION	982
30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP	736
HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES	618
ENERGY	458
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET	442
CLIMATE CHANGE	381
IRAQ	379
THE ECONOMY	319
OBAMACARE	289
IMMIGRATION	276
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS	274
RULES OF THE HOUSE	266
IMMIGRATION REFORM	233
MAKE IT IN AMERICA	233
DISAPPROVING A RULE SUBMITTED	228
NOTICES OF HEARINGS	226
ISSUES OF THE DAY	217
TRIAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES	214
IDAHOANS SPEAK OUT ON HIGH ENERGY PRICES	206
IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS	206
CORONAVIRUS	196
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION	195
SCHIP	194
TAX REFORM	187
NOTICE OF HEARING	185
EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING ARIZONA SHOOTING	178
GUN VIOLENCE	176
FISA	157
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN	149
GAS PRICES	146
TRIBUTE TO SENATORS	143
TAX ON BONUSES RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN TARP RECIPIENTS	141
BLUE DOG COALITION	134
DIRECTING COMMITTEES TO REVIEW REGULATIONS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES	134
PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS	131
CHANGE OF VOTE	130
STIMULUS PACKAGE	129
KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE	122
RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE MODERN STATE OF ISRAEL	121
FAREWELL TO THE SENATE	120
WHERE ARE THE JOBS?	120
AFGHANISTAN	116
INCREASING THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT	116
REMEMBERING SENATOR CRAIG THOMAS	111
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS	109
JOBS	105
IRAN	104
PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED	104
THE JOURNAL	104
THE OFFICIAL TRUTH SQUAD	101
CLEAN ENERGY	100
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT FOR H.R. 1	96
DACA	94
REMEMBERING SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY	93
THE 30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP	93
VOTE EXPLANATION	93
IMPEACHMENT	92
BORDER SECURITY	91
EXTENDING THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES	87
GLOBAL WARMING	86
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING	84
ENERGY POLICY	83
HEALTHCARE LEGISLATION	83
JOB CREATION	83
SYRIA	83
ECONOMIC STIMULUS	81
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY	80
SEQUESTRATION	80
GOP DOCTORS CAUCUS	79
HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS	79
NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK	78
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN…	77
HEALTHCARE	75
REPEALING MANDATORY FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION	75
THE RULE OF LAW	75
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM	73
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK	73
HONORING JOHN D. DINGELL FOR HOLDING THE RECORD AS THE LONGEST SERVING MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	72
EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS LAUNCHED AGAINST THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001	70
REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE	70
THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS	69
EXPRESSING SORROW OF THE HOUSE AT THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA	68
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION	68
TAXING EXECUTIVE BONUSES PAID	68
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE	67
ISRAEL	67
AIG BONUSES	64
HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA	64
RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 11 AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE	64
THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS	63
CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA TO END ITS CRACKDOWN IN TIBET	62
DISAPPROVING RULE SUBMITTED	61
REPEALING MANDATORY FUNDING FOR STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES	61
THE DEBT CEILING	61

Counts of speeches mentioning district

The subset of speeches that mention “district” from code/count_district.R is saved as data/d_district.Rdata.

For more accurate and faster counts of district-oriented behavior etc., I am excluding two types of speeches:

• speeches under 1000 characters (always procedural, as far as I can tell)

• speeches that appear to be procedural or chamber business based their header text.

Average speeches per congress mentioning “district” from the Wisconsin delegation:

load(here("data","d_district.Rdata"))

# average per member of the WI 
d_district %>% 
  filter(state_abbrev == "WI") %>% 
  group_by(congress, icpsr, state_abbrev) %>% 
  count(name = "district_mentions") %>% 
  ungroup() %>% 
  group_by(icpsr) %>% 
  summarise(average_district_mentions = mean(district_mentions)) %>% 
  left_join(members %>% distinct(bioname, icpsr)) %>% 
  ggplot() +
  aes(x = average_district_mentions, y = bioname) +
  geom_col()

Average number speeches mentioning “district” for members of the House

# average speeches per house member
d_district %>% 
  left_join(members %>% distinct(icpsr, chamber, congress, state, state_abbrev)) %>% 
  filter(chamber == "House") %>%
  count(icpsr, state, year, name = "district_speeches", .drop = FALSE) %>% 
  ungroup() %>% 
  group_by(state, year) %>% 
  summarise(average_district_speeches = mean(district_speeches, na.rm = T) %>% replace_na(0)) %>% 
  ungroup() %>% 
  # fill missing states with 0 
  full_join(distinct(states, state)) %>% 
  complete(year, state, fill = list(average_district_speeches = 0)) %>% 
  # Join in lat and long 
  left_join(states) %>% 
  group_by(subregion) %>%
  ggplot( aes(x = long, y = lat, group = group, fill = average_district_speeches) ) +
  geom_polygon(color = "white") + 
  theme_void() +
  facet_wrap("year")

Sentences mentioning “district”

from the Wisconsin delegation

Excluding “district court” “their district” “their home district” “their state or district” “each/every district” “school district” etc.

load(here("data", "d_district_sentences_wi.Rdata"))

# clean up strings for easier reading
d_district_sentences_wi %<>% 
  mutate(district_sentences = district_sentences %>% 
           str_remove("_* </pre></body></html>") %>%
           str_remove_all("\\$|`"))

to_exclude <- "district (court|attorney)|(each|every) (congressional |)district|their (congressional|home|state(s|) or|) district|school district|, districts|locality or congressional district"
  
# a sample of sentences from 100 speeches
d_district_sentences_wi %>% 
  filter(!str_detect(district_sentences, to_exclude)) %>%
  distinct(type, subtype, district_sentences, url) %>% 
  select(type, subtype, district_sentences, url) %>% 
  kablebox()

type	subtype	district_sentences	url
legislation	BILL	Paul district offices that service wisconsin, and i do not want this bill to be misconstrued as reflecting on the work of those district offices.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/02/13/senate-section/article/S1903-2
legislation	AMENDMENT	Allen is a professor of ophthalmology at the university of wisconsin school of medicine in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/12/11/house-section/article/H15261-1
legislation	ACT	The fact of the matter is, if we implement this law, if we get the president to support this cut in interest rate burden in half, over 750,000 undergraduates in my home state of wisconsin will realize cost savings, over half of them in my home congressional district alone.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/01/17/house-section/article/H597-1
legislation	RESOLUTION	I have had 18 military funerals in my congressional district alone, most of which i personally attended.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/02/14/house-section/article/H1623-4
legislation	ACT	Sadly, i have also had 18 military funerals in my congressional district alone, most of which i have personally attended.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/23/house-section/article/H2961-4
legislation	ACT	A relatively modest program with authorized funding of 33.5 million, the emp has demonstrated remarkable results in restoring river habitats all along my congressional district in western wisconsin and beyond.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/04/19/house-section/article/H3600-3
legislation	ACT	As a former member of the education and workforce committee over the last 10 years, i have been heavily involved in head start programs, the reauthorization process in previous congresses, and had an opportunity to visit many of the head start centers throughout my congressional district throughout western wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/02/house-section/article/H4306-1
other	U.S. TRADE AGREEMENTS	For the first time i believe that the values of this nation are finally starting to be recognized and reflected as a basis of these trade agreements; the attempt to try to elevate standards upwards, rather than having a race to the bottom when it comes to trade relations, because so many of our constituents have felt for some time, and we have heard it in our own congressional district, that the trade agreements really don’t speak to their needs, that they are competing on an uneven playing field in relation to the rest of the world.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/22/house-section/article/H5603-1
other	U.S. TRADE AGREEMENTS	There are a lot of positive features to trade, but the congressional district i represent, western wisconsin, is still heavily manufacturing, a lot of agriculture, and there’s been a lot of displacement and a lot of jobs lost.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/22/house-section/article/H5603-1
other	HONORING THE LONG-TERM RESOURCE MONITORING PROGRAM	I am proud to have it not only in my district, but in my hometown.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/20/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1350-3
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	While touring the nysp program on the uw-eau claire and uw-lacrosse campuses in my district on several occasions, i have witnessed firsthand how this program reaches beyond academics and sports to provide opportunities for learning about good nutrition, developing leadership skills and developing good character.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/18/house-section/article/H8037-2
other	AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE I-35 BRIDGE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA	Many of the residents of my congressional district in western wisconsin make a daily commute to their jobs in the twin cities.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/08/03/house-section/article/H9675-2
other	EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR MIDWESTERN FLOOD VICTIMS	Walz here today to offer this resolution expressing our concern and support to the victims of the flooding that ravaged our congressional districts and so many other states during those fateful days in august, but also to take a moment to express our eternal gratitude and thanks to the countless numbers of official agencies, to private organizations, to individuals who rose to the call of many people in great need during this time….walz and myself, we represent two very beautiful congressional districts, but part of that beauty is the fact that we have a lot of hills and valleys and coulees that act like a funnel effect when you have the so-called 1,000-year rain’’ take place within a 24-hour period….fortunately for myself, there were none in my congressional district, but we did have some loss of life in mr….walz’s district….i was down in one of my communities in the southern part of my congressional district, gays mills, shortly after the flooding, and they described to me horrific conditions where the rain came so quickly that within a matter of an hour there was five feet of water standing on the main street in their downtown area….we also were fortunate that 20 earthen dams in vernon county in my congressional district held up.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/02/house-section/article/H11081-3
other	EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATION OF A NATIONAL VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT WEEK	I call upon all members of this body to publicize and promote the veterans history project in their own districts and communities.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/11/05/house-section/article/H12472-1
legislation	ACT	We all here agree that we want to stop the amt from hitting 23 million more americans, 56,000 in my congressional district alone in wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/11/09/house-section/article/H13417-3
legislation	ACT	In my district alone, the amt could affect 50,000 additional western wisconsin families this year, many of whom have no idea they face a tax increase.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/11/09/house-section/article/H13428-3
other	HEALTH CARE	Don’t think that it was opportunistic for me to tell this story, he didn’t even live in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/02/07/house-section/article/H1329-1
other	THE ECONOMY	They include government grants for modernization, low-cost loans, debt forgiveness, tax breaks for export or businesses and subsidies for suppliers of wood and pulp, something we are keenly aware of in wisconsin, in my district, which used to be known as paper valley.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/05/house-section/article/H2149-2
legislation	ACT	By adding this critical funding to the clean water act, we will ensure the communities like those in my northeastern wisconsin district, who would otherwise be unable to upgrade their aging sewer systems, will have the necessary funding to do so.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/07/house-section/article/H2250-6
legislation	ACT	The projects funded in my district alone are indicative of the demand across the nation for this bill.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/09/house-section/article/H2351-2
other	THE ACCOUNTABILITY CONGRESS: THE 110TH CONGRESS	From my district in northeast wisconsin, 20,034 brave americans, men and women, served in both iraq and afghanistan….now, in my district that will help 64,000 veterans in northeast wisconsin alone….that will help 245 police and fire departments throughout my district….in my district alone, that helps 68,000 senior citizens, if only the senate would put that language in and if only the hhs secretary would be so kind as to use his buying group to negotiate for lower drugs.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/04/19/house-section/article/H3675-3
other	MAKING AMERICA LESS DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN OIL	Some of these solutions begin right on the farm, like in my own district in northeast wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/23/house-section/article/H5628-1
other	SCHIP	During my trails across the district, i had a 15-minute conversation set aside for a native american activist.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/03/house-section/article/H11231-1
other	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WAR IN IRAQ	I would like to share with you now some of the words of people from my district who have concerns about money and their health and where we are going.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/10/house-section/article/H11482-1
other	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WAR IN IRAQ	Well, kathleen, you don’t want my coverage because i respectfully declined the health care benefits here until everyone in my district and the state and the country is offered the same cafeteria menu of choices….deb from little chute in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/10/house-section/article/H11482-1
other	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WAR IN IRAQ	This president has failed to listen to ordinary people, people from my district who are asking for access to their doctor, who are asking him to take a new and different direction away from iraq and back after osama bin laden and his followers.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/10/house-section/article/H11482-1
other	A THANK-YOU TO OUR NATION’S TEACHERS ON NATIONAL TEACHER DAY	I want to give just one example of an extraordinary teacher from my district–the fourth district of wisconsin….payan, as well as the thousands of teachers in my district who may not have been nationally recognized, but who share that same commitment and dedication.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/08/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E988-2
other	A TRIBUTE TO MILDRED LEIGH GOLD	Madam speaker, i rise today to recognize mildred leigh gold, a compassionate leader, a breast cancer survivor, and an advocate from the fourth congressional district….leigh gold’s dedication to women’s health care and her work to promote awareness and provide access to breast cancer treatment has truly been a life saver for many women in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/05/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1186-5
other	TRIBUTE TO THE 440TH AIRLIFT WING BASED IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN	It was formed in 1943 at baer field in indiana, but has been based at general mitchell international airport–air reserve station located in the fourth congressional district, since 1957….madam speaker, for these reasons, i am honored to pay tribute to the 440th for their stellar performance, dedication and service to my district and to the nation.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/11/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1244-1
legislation	BILL	treatment of district of columbia.–for purposes of this section– (a) the district of columbia shall be treated as a state; and (b) the district of columbia court of appeals shall act as the highest state court for the district of columbia.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/02/28/senate-section/article/S2357-1
legislation	AMENDMENT	treatment of district of columbia.–for purposes of this subsection– (i) the district of columbia shall be treated as a state; and (ii) the district of columbia court of appeals shall act as the highest state court for the district of columbia. (d) authorization of appropriations.–there are authorized to be appropriated 15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this section.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/04/senate-section/article/S7006-2
legislation	ACT	Joseph, michigan, is in the process of redeveloping an area of town that will link downtown with the beautiful lakefront district….joseph to create a recreational, educational, and cultural district that benefits the entire community.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/02/27/house-section/article/H1926-1
other	NA	Furthermore, the legislation puts seniors in my district at risk by making cuts to the medicare program.	NA
legislation	ACT	I have visited a company in my district which is engaged in very innovative and cost efficient light technology, and there are many other such efforts around the country that are developing exciting new products.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/08/04/house-section/article/H9722-3
legislation	AUTHORIZATION	All of us who are frequent travelers as we go back and forth to our districts know the strain that is on our air traffic system….most of us here are experienced air travelers, as we fly back and forth to our districts each week.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/09/20/house-section/article/H10637-2
legislation	ACT	Not since the supreme court issued its string of one person, one vote decisions in the 1960s has congress seen fit to amend the law to allow both at-large and district elections for members of the house of representatives….this bill does that and, in effect, gives the citizens of utah the right to vote for two representatives, one in the district and one at-large, which is something that is denied to every other citizen of the united states….finally, having an at-large seat in utah is going to make it probably more difficult to uphold this law, and the reason i say that is that if this law is held unconstitutional with four members from utah being elected by district, effectively a quarter of the people of utah will be disenfranchised since the bill has a nonseverability clause, and thus, if d.c. brings the bill down, one-quarter of the people of utah will have no representative in congress….i was prepared to support this legislation both in this congress and the last congress if utah had four representatives elected by districts.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/22/house-section/article/H2825-5
other	RULES OF THE HOUSE	Last year, the administration provided 18,808 fire grants in districts represented by republican members of congress….it provided 11,470 fire grants in districts represented by democrats….now, does anybody believe that that ratio of fire grants in republican versus democratic districts was not political?	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/01/05/house-section/article/H62-2
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	And as much as i might like to see a project like that in my district, i don’t have one, neither does the gentleman.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/01/31/house-section/article/H1071-3
legislation	ACT	[[Page h4778]] it is going to be very interesting to see how many of our republican friends from agricultural districts are actually going to support us in trying to provide that assistance. {time} 1315 after all, we did not declare those counties disaster areas.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/10/house-section/article/H4772-1
other	NA	The secretary of defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, acting through the office of economic adjustment or the office of dependents education of the department of defense, shall use not less than 10,000,000 of funds made available in this title under the heading operations and maintenance, defense-wide’’ to make grants and supplement other federal funds to provide special assistance to local education agencies in districts adversely affected by significant changes in the military population….notwithstanding the notice requirement of the transportation, treasury, housing and urban development, the judiciary, the district of columbia, and independent agencies appropriations act, 2006, 119 stat….2509 (public law 109- 115), as continued in section 104 of the continuing appropriations resolution, 2007 (public law 110-5), the district of columbia courts may reallocate not more than 1,000,000 of the funds provided for fiscal year 2007 under the federal payment to the district of columbia courts for facilities among the items and entities funded under that heading for operations….section 21073 of the continuing appropriations resolution, 2007 (public law 110-5) is amended by adding a new subsection (j) as follows: (j) notwithstanding section 101, any appropriation or funds made available to the district of columbia pursuant to this division for federal payment for foster care improvement in the district of columbia’ shall be available in accordance with an expenditure plan submitted by the mayor of the district of columbia not later than 60 days after the enactment of this section which details the activities to be carried out with such federal payment.’‘….the secretary of defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, acting through the office of economic adjustment or the office of dependents education of the department of defense, shall use not less than 10,000,000 of funds made available in this title under the heading operations and maintenance, defense-wide’’ to make grants and supplement other federal funds to provide special assistance to local education agencies in districts adversely affected by significant changes in the military population….notwithstanding the notice requirement of the transportation, treasury, housing and urban development, the judiciary, the district of columbia, and independent agencies appropriations act, 2006, 119 stat….2509 (public law 109- 115), as continued in section 104 of the continuing appropriations resolution, 2007 (public law 110-5), the district of columbia courts may reallocate not more than 1,000,000 of the funds provided for fiscal year 2007 under the federal payment to the district of columbia courts for facilities among the items and entities funded under that heading for operations….section 21073 of the continuing appropriations resolution, 2007 (public law 110-5) is amended by adding a new subsection (j) as follows: (j) notwithstanding section 101, any appropriation or funds made available to the [[page h4846]] district of columbia pursuant to this division for federal payment for foster care improvement in the district of columbia’ shall be available in accordance with an expenditure plan submitted by the mayor of the district of columbia not later than 60 days after the enactment of this section which details the activities to be carried out with such federal payment.’’.	NA
other	NA	Well, there is no spinach in my district, but let me tell you why we had that funding.	NA
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	They suck them into the idea that we have to be atm machines for our districts, and so they focus on the tiny portion of most bills that are earmarks instead of focusing on the policy that is represented by the legislation that we produce. {time} 1815 it’s a whole lot more important to know whether we have adequately funded education or whether we have funded the right programs in education and refused to add funding to some of the worst programs in education than it is to know whether a member got a 200,000 earmark for an after-school center.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/13/house-section/article/H6347-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	Now, i’ve never had anybody in my district say, why don’t you guys get your act together and cut cancer research?’’	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/27/house-section/article/H7213-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	But what i am bothered by is the idea that somehow we think we can come from our own communities, our own states, and then come to this town, because we happen to technically approve the district’s budget in a plantation-type style, we, therefore, begin to tell the district of columbia that we are going to decide what kind of medical advice is relevant….i am baffled by people, especially by conservatives, who every day will profess to believe in local control, states’ rights and the like, but then when it comes to the district of columbia, they say, well, because we have a special opportunity, we are going to impose our judgment on yours….but for god’s sake, it seems to me that we ought to have enough restraint to recognize that if we wanted to dictate to the d.c. what their policies ought to be, then we ought to resign from congress and run for city council for the district of columbia, or maybe even mayor….but until that time, it seems to me that the district of columbia government has the right to make their own choices even if they are wrong….you learn from your own mistakes, and if the district of columbia is making the wrong choice, then i suspect in time evidence will show they made the wrong choice.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/27/house-section/article/H7297-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	If they do want their earmarks, if they do think that they have as much right as the president of the united states to determine what happens in their district, then i would suggest that they vote against the amendment.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/28/house-section/article/H7347-3
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	States in districts with programs that were not on the department’s preferential list were either rejected for grants or pressured to change their methods, even though some argued, as did my own state, that their programs met the law’s standard.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/17/house-section/article/H7898-3
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	But it is a whole lot easier for the press and for individual members of this house to complain about some other member, or in the case of the press any member, trying to do something in his district, or in the case of a house member complaining about somebody trying to do something in a different district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/18/house-section/article/H8037-2
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	So i would simply ask the question why should i serve in this body, try to help my district, and then discover that for 16 straight years we had a republican governor, i had absolutely nothing to say about funds that were distributed in my state without the earmarking process….the earmarking process, if it is used correctly, allows individual members to target things in their own district that they think will contribute the most to improving the living conditions or the educational conditions or the cultural conditions in that district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/19/house-section/article/H8128-2
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	The planning commission covers a 10-county area and three congressional districts, mine, the gentleman from the eighth, mr….petri’s district….but i want to ask a series of questions about the gentleman’s district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	I would also simply note that the median household income in the gentleman’s district is 48,000….the median household income in my own district is 39,000, a 9,000 difference….i make no apology in trying to get the median family income in my district just a mite closer to the much higher income found in the gentleman’s district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	So, all i can say is it is fine for someone who comes from a district as prosperous as yours to belittle or question these modest economic development efforts that are being provided around the country in districts that have a per family income of 8,000, 9,000, 10,000 less than yours.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	But when i came to this congress, i believe there were four congressional districts in arizona, four representatives of arizona in this house, and there were 10 representatives from the state of wisconsin….now, almost 40 years later, wisconsin has eight congressional districts, eight representatives, and arizona, i believe, has a similar number.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	As i was saying, i don’t know why one should assume that a decision to build a highway or any other project, if made by partisan bureaucrats or politically appointed bureaucrats in an agency, i don’t know why that is any more pure than a decision being made out in the open by members of congress, who i think know their districts as well as any bureaucrat….so all i would suggest is that while i am certainly not fond of the earmarking process, i am also not fond of the idea that somehow those of us from states not quite as prosperous as the gentleman’s need to be embarrassed by the fact that we are asking for a little better deal in terms of federal money spent in our districts, especially when the gentleman’s state is above the national average in terms of the amount of federal dollars spent in his own state.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	I have to tell you there are literally thousands of jobs that have been added in my own district by corporations who were able to move into these industrial parks to get their services and grow….we have developed a very strong electronics industry in my district through the use of funds through eda.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/25/house-section/article/H8420-3
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	period of application of waiver.–any waiver pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this act. (e) small business.–in entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this act, the united states agency for international development may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business. (f) vietnamese refugees.–section 594(a) of the foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations act, 2005 (enacted as division d of public law 108-447; 118 stat. 3038) is amended by striking and 2007’’ and inserting through 2009’‘. (g) reconstituting civilian police authority.–in providing assistance with funds appropriated by this act under section 660(b)(6) of the foreign assistance act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub- national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability. (h) china programs.–notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated under the heading development assistance’’ in this act, not less than 10,000,000 shall be made available to united states educational institutions and nongovernmental organizations for programs and activities in the people’s republic of china relating to the environment, democracy, and the rule of law: provided, that funds made available pursuant to this authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. (i) extension of authority.– (1) with respect to funds appropriated by this act that are available for assistance for pakistan, the president may waive the prohibition on assistance contained in section 608 of this act subject to the requirements contained in section 1(b) of public law 107-57, as amended, for a determination and certification, and consultation, by the president prior to the exercise of such waiver authority….(2) the term parking fines and penalties’’ means parking fines and penalties– (a) owed to– (i) the district of columbia; or (ii) new york, new york; and (b) incurred during the period april 1, 1997, through september 30, 2007….(3) the term unpaid property taxes’’ means the amount of unpaid taxes and interest determined to be owed by a foreign country on real property in the district of columbia or new york, new york in a court order or judgment entered against such country by a court of the united states or any state or subdivision thereof. limitation on assistance for the plo for the west bank and gaza sec.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/12/17/house-section/article/H15528-2
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	Those districts are entitled to representation, too, and those members are entitled to be treated with consideration, just as every other member of the house is.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/12/17/house-section/article/H15528-2
legislation	AMENDMENT	process.–any process under this paragraph may be served in any judicial district in which the electronic communication service provider may be found.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/01/24/senate-section/article/S288-1
other	HONORING BECKY YOUNG	Using these avenues, young was able to enact meaningful solutions to a range of issues facing the people of her district and the state of wisconsin as a whole.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/05/20/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E975-3
legislation	AUTHORIZATION	I have seen the waters of the mississippi river in my own district be overrun by invasives such as the zebra mussel, which is why i have taken a keen interest in legislation to address the problem.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/04/25/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E745-1
legislation	ACT	It is planting season back home in the upper midwest and the district i represent in western wisconsin, and our farmers need some predictability.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/04/30/house-section/article/H2924-1
legislation	ACT	But when i have producers in my district in western wisconsin coming up to me and saying, ron, why are we still receiving these direct payments when the market prices are so good right now?	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/04/30/house-section/article/H2924-1
legislation	ACT	Back home in wisconsin, in the agriculture district that i represent, farmers for years have come up to me and said: you know, i’m not a big fan of these subsidy programs, but i just wish the market would give us a decent price so we wouldn’t have to rely on them.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/05/01/house-section/article/H2995-1
legislation	ACT	I still represent one of the largest agricultural producing districts in the entire nation.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/05/14/house-section/article/H3801-3
legislation	ACT	Speaker, as i indicated, i represent one of the largest agriculture districts in the nation, western wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/05/14/house-section/article/H3801-3
legislation	ACT	In my district alone, the amt could affect 50,000 additional western wisconsin families this year, many of whom have no idea they face a tax increase.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/06/25/house-section/article/H6031-1
other	THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY	The unemployment rate up to 5 percent nationwide; some areas of my district even more….that’s 320 homes in a very small neighborhood that won’t have a bread earner, in kimberly, wisconsin, just outside of my district, 120 paper making jobs.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/01/16/house-section/article/H276-1
other	THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY	I think what people in wisconsin are telling me in green bay and clintonville, everywhere i go throughout my district, is they want their country back.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/01/16/house-section/article/H276-1
other	HEALTH CARE	The greatest expense everywhere in wisconsin, as i went around the district to listen to different employers, whether you’re in agriculture and a family farmer or a small businessman trying to run a photography shop, the greatest expense in their overhead is their health care cost….speaker, i would like to share with you some words i was privileged to listen to in a small town in the northern part of wisconsin, a district i have the honor and privilege of representing.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/02/14/house-section/article/H974-2
legislation	BUDGET	But what’s happening today in households across my district is people are running faster to stand still.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/03/12/house-section/article/H1612-1
other	DEMOCRATS WORKING TO SOLVE AMERICA’S PROBLEMS	Not the boats in my district, but median income might be 28,000 to 32,000 a year.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/05/14/house-section/article/H3870-1
other	GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS	Rural areas, like the district i represent in northeast wisconsin, are affected most.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/07/10/house-section/article/H6346-6
other	HONORING FIRE CHIEF FRANK WICHLACZ	Well, yesterday in my district in northeast wisconsin, the pulaski community began to mourn the tragic death of fire chief frank wichlacz, a volunteer firefighter who died in a freak accident on wednesday….on behalf of the people of the eighth district in northeast wisconsin, allow me to express my deepest sympathy to his family and friends and to all in the pulaski community.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/07/24/house-section/article/H7138-3
other	REAFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON UNDER PRIME MINISTER FOUAD SINIORA	Heated last-minute negotiations over how to reshape lebanon’s electoral districting system which will significantly influence power-sharing after the 2009 parliamentary elections led to a compromise that divides the country into smaller districts, allowing for more equal representation of its various sects.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/06/03/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1111-4
other	HONORING ARMY SPECIALIST STEVEN CHRISTOFFERSON	Madam speaker, in april, over 350 friends, family members, and others in the community inspired by the life of army specialist steven christofferson gathered at the cudahy high school field house in my district to pay their respects to [[page e1516]] this remarkable young man whose life was cut tragically short in iraq last month.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/07/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1515-4
legislation	ACT	It’s about watching out for workers, families, retirees and small businesses in my district who will be up against the wall by this resulting credit crisis as it spreads to main street….we are already beginning to see the effects in my district and across the country.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/11/19/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2259-4
legislation	ACT	I am introducing this bill in response to comments i have heard from independent truckers and small trucking companies in my district and the state of wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/04/30/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E777-2
legislation	ACT	I am assuming they did that because an overwhelming number of honorable members on both sides of the aisle believe that members should not lose the ability to fund priority items for their districts because of the scurrilous behavior of a handful of renegade members.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/02/07/house-section/article/H628-3
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	War profiteering and fraud (a) prohibition.–whoever, in any matter involving a contract with, or the provision of goods or services to, the united states or a provisional authority, in connection with a mission of the united states government overseas, knowingly– (1)(a) executes or attempts to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud the united states or that authority; or (b) materially overvalues any good or service with the intent to defraud the united states or that authority; shall be fined not more than 1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or (2) in connection with the contract or the provision of those goods or services– (a) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (b) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations; or (c) makes or uses any materially false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined not more than 1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (b) extraterritorial jurisdiction.–there is extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section. (c) venue.–a prosecution for an offense under this section may be brought– (1) as authorized by chapter 211 of this title; (2) in any district where any act in furtherance of the offense took place; or (3) in any district where any party to the contract or provider of goods or services is located.’’….(2) independent comprehensive study and report.– (a) in general.–not later than july 1, 2008, the secretary of health and human services shall enter into a contract with an independent organization for the purpose of– (i) producing a comprehensive report on the prevalence of the problems outlined in the report submitted under paragraph (1); (ii) identifying strategies in existence to address these problems; and (iii) assessing the impact of each regulation referred to in such paragraph on each state and the district of columbia….(d) cooperation of states.–if the secretary of health and human services determines that a state or the district of columbia has not cooperated with the independent organization for purposes of the report under this paragraph, the secretary shall reduce the amount paid to the state or district under section 1903(a) of the social security act (42 u.s.c. 1396b(a)) by 25,000 for each day on which the secretary determines such state or district has not so cooperated….such reduction shall be made through a process that permits the state or district to challenge the secretary’s determination….(4) exemption of territories.–this section shall only apply to the 50 states and the district of columbia. (b) asset verification program.– (1) in general.–for purposes of this section, an asset verification program means a program described in paragraph (2) under which a state– (a) requires each applicant for, or recipient of, medical assistance under the state plan under this title on the basis of being aged, blind, or disabled to provide authorization by such applicant or recipient (and any other person whose resources are material to the determination of the eligibility of the applicant or recipient for such assistance) for the state to obtain (subject to the cost reimbursement requirements of section 1115(a) of the right to financial privacy act but at no cost to the applicant or recipient) from any financial institution (within the meaning of section 1101(1) of such act) any financial record (within the meaning of section 1101(2) of such act) held by the institution with respect to the applicant or recipient (and such other person, as applicable), whenever the state determines the record is needed in connection with a determination with respect to such eligibility for (or the amount or extent of) such medical assistance; and (b) uses the authorization provided under subparagraph (a) to verify the financial resources of such applicant or recipient (and such other person, as applicable), in order to determine or redetermine the eligibility of such applicant or recipient for medical assistance under the state plan.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/05/15/house-section/article/H3905-3
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	Chapter 3 department of defense–civil department of the army corps of engineers–civil construction for an additional amount for construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricane katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, and for recovery from other natural disasters 5,033,345,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the secretary of the army is directed to use 4,362,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading to modify authorized projects in southeast louisiana to provide hurricane and storm damage reduction and flood damage reduction in the greater new orleans and surrounding areas to provide the levels of protection necessary to achieve the certification required for participation in the national flood insurance program under the base flood elevations current at the time of this construction; 1,657,000,000 shall be used for the lake pontchartrain and vicinity; 1,415,000,000 shall be used for the west bank and vicinity project; and 1,290,000,000 shall be for elements of the southeast louisiana urban drainage project, that are within the geographic perimeter of the west bank and vicinity and lake pontchartrain and vicinity projects to provide for interior drainage of runoff from rainfall with a 10 percent annual exceedance probability: provided further, that none of this 4,362,000,000 shall become available for obligation until october 1, 2008: provided further, that non-federal cost allocations for these projects shall be consistent with the cost-sharing provisions under which the projects were originally constructed: provided further, that the 1,315,000,000 non-federal cost share for these projects shall be repaid in accordance with provisions of section 103(k) of public law 99-662 over a period of 30 years: provided further, that the expenditure of funds as provided above may be made without regard to individual amounts or purposes except that any reallocation of funds that are necessary to accomplish the established goals are authorized, subject to the approval of the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that the secretary of the army is directed to use 604,745,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading to provide hurricane and storm damage reduction, flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration along the gulf coast of mississippi and surrounding areas generally as described in the mobile district engineer’s mississippi coastal improvements program comprehensive plan report; 173,615,000 shall be used for ecosystem restoration projects; 4,550,000 shall be used for the moss point municipal relocation project; 5,000,000 shall be used for the waveland floodproofing project; 150,000 shall be used for the mississippi sound sub aquatic vegetation project; 15,430,000 shall be used for the coast-wide dune restoration project; 397,000,000 shall be used for the homeowners assistance and relocation project; and 9,000,000 shall be used for the forrest heights hurricane and storm damage reduction project: provided further, that none of this 604,745,000 shall become available for obligation until october 1, 2008: provided further, that these projects shall be initiated only after non-federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the secretary requiring the non-federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the united states free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the united states or its contractors: provided further, that the 211,661,000 non-federal cost share for these projects shall be repaid in accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of public law 99-662 over a period of 30 years: provided further, that the expenditure of funds as provided above may be made without regard to individual amounts or purposes except that any reallocation of funds that are necessary to accomplish the established goals are authorized, subject to the approval of the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that the secretary of the army is directed to use 66,600,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading to address emergency situations at corps of engineers projects and rehabilitate and repair damages to corps projects caused by recent natural disasters: provided further, that the chief of engineers, acting through the assistant secretary of the army for civil works, shall provide a monthly report to the house and senate committees on appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this act….until such time as the updating of flood insurance rate maps under section 19 of the flood modernization act of 2007 is completed (as determined by the district engineer) for all areas located in the st….louis district of the mississippi valley division of the corps of engineers, the administrator of the federal emergency management agency shall not adjust the chargeable premium rate for flood insurance under this section for any type or class of property located in an area in that district nor require the purchase of flood insurance for any type or class of property located in an area in that district not subject to such purchase requirement prior to the updating of such national flood insurance program rate map: provided, that for purposes of this section, the term area’’ does not include any area (or subdivision thereof) that has chosen not to participate in the flood insurance program under this section as of the date of enactment of this act….(4) exemption of territories.–this section shall only apply to the 50 states and the district of columbia. (b) asset verification program.– (1) in general.–for purposes of this section, an asset verification program means a program described in paragraph (2) under which a state– (a) requires each applicant for, or recipient of, medical assistance under the state plan under this title on the basis of being aged, blind, or disabled to provide authorization by such applicant or recipient (and any other person whose resources are required by law to be disclosed to determine the eligibility of the applicant or recipient for such assistance) for the state to obtain (subject to the cost reimbursement requirements of section 1115(a) of the right to financial privacy act of 1978 but at no cost to the applicant or recipient) from any financial institution (within the meaning of section 1101(1) of such act) any financial record (within the meaning of section 1101(2) of such act) held by the institution with respect to the applicant or recipient (and such other person, as applicable), whenever the state determines the record is needed in connection with a determination with respect to such eligibility for (or the amount or extent of) such medical assistance; and (b) uses the authorization provided under subparagraph (a) to verify the financial resources of such applicant or recipient (and such other person, as applicable), in order to determine or redetermine the eligibility of such applicant or recipient for medical assistance under the state plan.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/06/19/house-section/article/H5622-2
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	We also believe that any individual member who happens to have a project in his district which is going to be challenged by another member, that that member has the right to notice of that challenge.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/07/31/house-section/article/H7649-1
legislation	ACT	The first fight i ever had on this floor was when bob giaimo and i pried loose the money for the district subway when the appropriations committee was trying to dictate local transportation policy….most members of this congress would fight to preserve local authority for their own communities, but they don’t hesitate to destroy it when the district of columbia’s around….if i’m expected to vote on their issues, i want to know where is my check from the district government?…if members of this body want to decide d.c. policy instead of running for the congress, they ought to run for the district council, and they ought to cut their paychecks to the district council level.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/09/16/house-section/article/H8168-1
legislation	ACT	If you want some special project for your state or district, the authorizing committee of jurisdiction should review it, and legislation authorizing it should pass both houses and be signed into law.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/02/04/senate-section/article/S1474-2
other	ZIMBABWE	According to human rights watch, the police and army continue to use brutal force to control access to the diamond fields of marange district in eastern zimbabwe.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/05/senate-section/article/S10106-2
other	COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM	We all travel back and forth between washington, d.c., and our home districts….i represent an extraordinary constituency in south central wisconsin, and there is nowhere i travel in my district that i don’t hear these stories that tug on your heartstrings and tell us in no uncertain terms that we must take action, and we must take action in this session of congress….michael in poynette, wisconsin, in my district says, i am a [federal employee] and a member of the wisconsin wi air national guard.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/02/12/house-section/article/H1289-1
other	THE 30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP: HEALTH CARE	I represent a district in south central wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/09/house-section/article/H6387-6
other	RECOGNIZING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE	Speaker, i want to close by recognizing just a few of the champions of eye health and the warriors against eye disease from the district that i have the privilege of representing….and i know, like my coauthor, congressman sessions, we were drawn to this issue because of pioneering things that are happening in each of our respective districts….also, a technology called brainport is being developed in my district by a company called wicab with the support of national eye institute funding, and this technology is helping the blind to find new ways to process visual information.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/16/house-section/article/H6843-1
other	RECOGNIZING TERESA MORA FOR HER SERVICE TO THE FIRST DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN	Teresa is the field representative in my district office and has worked with me for more than ten years….her unique experience has given her a great love for her adopted country combined with passion to help others of hispanic background who make up a considerable part of wisconsin’s first congressional district….i am proud to acknowledge the excellent service and positive efforts teresa mora has made over ten years to make life better for the families of wisconsin’s first congressional district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2512-2
other	RECOGNIZING CHAD ALLEN HERBERT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE FIRST DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN	Madam speaker, i rise to honor chad allen herbert, who is the constituent services representative for military issues in my district office….chad is the big brother’’ of our district office staff….as a result, he has done more over the years to help men and women of the first congressional district who serve in the armed services than anyone i know of….i am privileged to recognize his ten years of service in my office to the military families of wisconsin’s first district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2513-1
other	RECOGNIZING DANYELL TREMMEL FOR HER SERVICE TO THE FIRST DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN	Madam speaker, i rise to honor miss danyell tremmel, our district director, for more than 10 years of work in the first congressional district of wisconsin office serving my constituents….danyell has actually been working for the people of the district even longer than i have….when mark neumann represented the district in the house of representatives, she was his only caseworker….danyell directs my district office operations whenever the chief of staff is unavailable, and will be doing so for an extended time while he serves his country on military duty in iraq….danyell has kept her enthusiasm, high standards, and work ethic as she has worked with me for the people of the first district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2513-4
other	RECOGNIZING JOYCE YAMAT MEYER FOR HER SERVICE TO THE FIRST DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN	Joyce is one of my partners in serving the people of wisconsin’s first congressional district….following state redistricting in 2002, she was thrilled to find that her home was now in the first district….i am pleased to recognize joyce yamat meyer for more than ten years of excellent work with me in serving the people of the first district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2514-2
other	A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE	Just today, i had the owner of a company in manitowoc, wisconsin–i represent a district in wisconsin–called orion energy, which has developed what is called the apollo light tube.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/03/25/house-section/article/H4004-4
other	COMMEMORATING EARTH DAY	These are just two ways people in my district and my state are doing their part.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/04/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E944-1
legislation	ACT	The federal government helped subsidize the hydro and nuclear plants in other parts of the country; ratepayers in my district should not have to send more money their way while we seek to realize the same low-carbon generation….it will provide an unprecedented investment in the technologies and industries of tomorrow, creating more than 4,000 jobs in my congressional district alone, and millions nationwide….finally, the bill includes opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and foresters to be a part of the climate solution, which is critical for my district, where agriculture remains the largest industry.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/26/house-section/article/H7471-1
other	HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE	All of the six universities located in the congressional district have superior technology, science and math programs that will place graduates in the innovative industries in the future….currently, i have seven graduates from uw-la crosse on my staff, who happen to be with us today in the house gallery, from my chief of staff, erik olson, to my district office manager, loren kannenberg, shannon glynn, steve sipe, brad smith, karrie jackelen and mark seitz….i congratulate them on their achievement and thank them for the outstanding work they do on behalf of the people of the third congressional district of western wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/house-section/article/H11187-1
legislation	ACT	I know, in my district in western wisconsin, i haven’t been on the phone more often than in the past year talking to small business owners who are struggling to get credit in order to keep their doors open….in my region of the world, in my district, i know, unless small businesses have the ability to keep their doors open–to make payroll, to make investments, and to expand jobs–we’re not going to see the type of job growth that is required to recover from the worst economic recession since the great depression.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/29/house-section/article/H12069-3
other	H. RES. 866, VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT	I call upon all members of this body to publicize and promote the veterans history project in their own districts and communities.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/11/17/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2787-4
legislation	ACT	Other provisions important to my district in western wisconsin include the conservation easement credit, which gives individuals an incentive to protect environmentally important [[page h14405]] land in perpetuity, and the extension of a 5-year depreciation period for farm and agricultural equipment….following devastating floods in my district in 2007 and 2008, it became clear to me that more tools were needed to assist individuals and businesses to recover.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/12/09/house-section/article/H14385-3
other	HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA	I think people in our districts understand the situation just as well as we do here in congress, and we are working very hard to bring about the changes that we need.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/04/28/house-section/article/H4898-16
other	HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA	People in my district are telling me, kagen, health care costs are just impossible.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/04/28/house-section/article/H4898-16
other	HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA	Now, recently, i received a mailing from an insurance company that is in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/03/house-section/article/H6138-2

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Sentences mentioning “my district”

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# a sample of sentences from 100 speeches
d_district_sentences_wi %>% 
  filter(str_detect(district_sentences, to_include)) %>%
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type	subtype	district_sentences	url
other	COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK	The lack of affordable, comprehensive health care affects every congressional district in this nation….i represent a district in south central wisconsin, and while the letters i read may be from the state of wisconsin, they speak to the difficulties of people all over the united states, difficulties people face every day.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/04/24/house-section/article/H4046-1
legislation	AMENDMENT	Allen is a professor of ophthalmology at the university of wisconsin school of medicine in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/12/11/house-section/article/H15261-1
legislation	RESOLUTION	I have had 18 military funerals in my congressional district alone, most of which i personally attended.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/02/14/house-section/article/H1623-4
legislation	ACT	Sadly, i have also had 18 military funerals in my congressional district alone, most of which i have personally attended.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/23/house-section/article/H2961-4
legislation	ACT	A relatively modest program with authorized funding of 33.5 million, the emp has demonstrated remarkable results in restoring river habitats all along my congressional district in western wisconsin and beyond.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/04/19/house-section/article/H3600-3
legislation	ACT	As a former member of the education and workforce committee over the last 10 years, i have been heavily involved in head start programs, the reauthorization process in previous congresses, and had an opportunity to visit many of the head start centers throughout my congressional district throughout western wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/02/house-section/article/H4306-1
other	HONORING THE LONG-TERM RESOURCE MONITORING PROGRAM	I am proud to have it not only in my district, but in my hometown.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/20/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1350-3
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	While touring the nysp program on the uw-eau claire and uw-lacrosse campuses in my district on several occasions, i have witnessed firsthand how this program reaches beyond academics and sports to provide opportunities for learning about good nutrition, developing leadership skills and developing good character.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/18/house-section/article/H8037-2
other	AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE I-35 BRIDGE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA	Many of the residents of my congressional district in western wisconsin make a daily commute to their jobs in the twin cities.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/08/03/house-section/article/H9675-2
other	EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR MIDWESTERN FLOOD VICTIMS	Walz here today to offer this resolution expressing our concern and support to the victims of the flooding that ravaged our congressional districts and so many other states during those fateful days in august, but also to take a moment to express our eternal gratitude and thanks to the countless numbers of official agencies, to private organizations, to individuals who rose to the call of many people in great need during this time….walz and myself, we represent two very beautiful congressional districts, but part of that beauty is the fact that we have a lot of hills and valleys and coulees that act like a funnel effect when you have the so-called 1,000-year rain’’ take place within a 24-hour period….fortunately for myself, there were none in my congressional district, but we did have some loss of life in mr….walz’s district….i was down in one of my communities in the southern part of my congressional district, gays mills, shortly after the flooding, and they described to me horrific conditions where the rain came so quickly that within a matter of an hour there was five feet of water standing on the main street in their downtown area….we also were fortunate that 20 earthen dams in vernon county in my congressional district held up.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/02/house-section/article/H11081-3
legislation	ACT	We all here agree that we want to stop the amt from hitting 23 million more americans, 56,000 in my congressional district alone in wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/11/09/house-section/article/H13417-3
legislation	ACT	In my district alone, the amt could affect 50,000 additional western wisconsin families this year, many of whom have no idea they face a tax increase.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/11/09/house-section/article/H13428-3
other	HEALTH CARE	Don’t think that it was opportunistic for me to tell this story, he didn’t even live in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/02/07/house-section/article/H1329-1
other	THE ECONOMY	They include government grants for modernization, low-cost loans, debt forgiveness, tax breaks for export or businesses and subsidies for suppliers of wood and pulp, something we are keenly aware of in wisconsin, in my district, which used to be known as paper valley.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/05/house-section/article/H2149-2
legislation	ACT	The projects funded in my district alone are indicative of the demand across the nation for this bill.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/03/09/house-section/article/H2351-2
other	THE ACCOUNTABILITY CONGRESS: THE 110TH CONGRESS	From my district in northeast wisconsin, 20,034 brave americans, men and women, served in both iraq and afghanistan….now, in my district that will help 64,000 veterans in northeast wisconsin alone….that will help 245 police and fire departments throughout my district….in my district alone, that helps 68,000 senior citizens, if only the senate would put that language in and if only the hhs secretary would be so kind as to use his buying group to negotiate for lower drugs.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/04/19/house-section/article/H3675-3
other	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WAR IN IRAQ	I would like to share with you now some of the words of people from my district who have concerns about money and their health and where we are going.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/10/house-section/article/H11482-1
other	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WAR IN IRAQ	Well, kathleen, you don’t want my coverage because i respectfully declined the health care benefits here until everyone in my district and the state and the country is offered the same cafeteria menu of choices….deb from little chute in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/10/house-section/article/H11482-1
other	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WAR IN IRAQ	This president has failed to listen to ordinary people, people from my district who are asking for access to their doctor, who are asking him to take a new and different direction away from iraq and back after osama bin laden and his followers.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/10/house-section/article/H11482-1
other	A THANK-YOU TO OUR NATION’S TEACHERS ON NATIONAL TEACHER DAY	I want to give just one example of an extraordinary teacher from my district–the fourth district of wisconsin….payan, as well as the thousands of teachers in my district who may not have been nationally recognized, but who share that same commitment and dedication.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/05/08/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E988-2
other	A TRIBUTE TO MILDRED LEIGH GOLD	Madam speaker, i rise today to recognize mildred leigh gold, a compassionate leader, a breast cancer survivor, and an advocate from the fourth congressional district….leigh gold’s dedication to women’s health care and her work to promote awareness and provide access to breast cancer treatment has truly been a life saver for many women in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/05/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1186-5
other	TRIBUTE TO THE 440TH AIRLIFT WING BASED IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN	It was formed in 1943 at baer field in indiana, but has been based at general mitchell international airport–air reserve station located in the fourth congressional district, since 1957….madam speaker, for these reasons, i am honored to pay tribute to the 440th for their stellar performance, dedication and service to my district and to the nation.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/11/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1244-1
other	NA	Furthermore, the legislation puts seniors in my district at risk by making cuts to the medicare program.	NA
legislation	ACT	I have visited a company in my district which is engaged in very innovative and cost efficient light technology, and there are many other such efforts around the country that are developing exciting new products.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/08/04/house-section/article/H9722-3
legislation	AUTHORIZATION	All of us who are frequent travelers as we go back and forth to our districts know the strain that is on our air traffic system….most of us here are experienced air travelers, as we fly back and forth to our districts each week.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/09/20/house-section/article/H10637-2
legislation	ACT	In my district, nearly a third of school districts currently use their own funds to participate in adaptive testing in addition to the state assessment required by nclb….i believe that school districts nationally are already speaking with their wallets’’ by spending scarce resources to voluntarily participate in this testing because it provides valuable information that the state assessment does not.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/10/25/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2252-2
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	And as much as i might like to see a project like that in my district, i don’t have one, neither does the gentleman.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/01/31/house-section/article/H1071-3
other	NA	Well, there is no spinach in my district, but let me tell you why we had that funding.	NA
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	They suck them into the idea that we have to be atm machines for our districts, and so they focus on the tiny portion of most bills that are earmarks instead of focusing on the policy that is represented by the legislation that we produce. {time} 1815 it’s a whole lot more important to know whether we have adequately funded education or whether we have funded the right programs in education and refused to add funding to some of the worst programs in education than it is to know whether a member got a 200,000 earmark for an after-school center.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/13/house-section/article/H6347-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	Now, i’ve never had anybody in my district say, why don’t you guys get your act together and cut cancer research?’’	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/06/27/house-section/article/H7213-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	So i would simply ask the question why should i serve in this body, try to help my district, and then discover that for 16 straight years we had a republican governor, i had absolutely nothing to say about funds that were distributed in my state without the earmarking process….the earmarking process, if it is used correctly, allows individual members to target things in their own district that they think will contribute the most to improving the living conditions or the educational conditions or the cultural conditions in that district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/19/house-section/article/H8128-2
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	I would also simply note that the median household income in the gentleman’s district is 48,000….the median household income in my own district is 39,000, a 9,000 difference….i make no apology in trying to get the median family income in my district just a mite closer to the much higher income found in the gentleman’s district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	But when i came to this congress, i believe there were four congressional districts in arizona, four representatives of arizona in this house, and there were 10 representatives from the state of wisconsin….now, almost 40 years later, wisconsin has eight congressional districts, eight representatives, and arizona, i believe, has a similar number.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	As i was saying, i don’t know why one should assume that a decision to build a highway or any other project, if made by partisan bureaucrats or politically appointed bureaucrats in an agency, i don’t know why that is any more pure than a decision being made out in the open by members of congress, who i think know their districts as well as any bureaucrat….so all i would suggest is that while i am certainly not fond of the earmarking process, i am also not fond of the idea that somehow those of us from states not quite as prosperous as the gentleman’s need to be embarrassed by the fact that we are asking for a little better deal in terms of federal money spent in our districts, especially when the gentleman’s state is above the national average in terms of the amount of federal dollars spent in his own state.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/24/house-section/article/H8318-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	I have to tell you there are literally thousands of jobs that have been added in my own district by corporations who were able to move into these industrial parks to get their services and grow….we have developed a very strong electronics industry in my district through the use of funds through eda.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2007/07/25/house-section/article/H8420-3
other	COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK	The lack of affordable comprehensive health care affects every congressional district in the nation….i represent a district in south-central wisconsin, and while the letters i read may be from wisconsinites, they speak to the difficulties that people all over america face every day.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/06/05/house-section/article/H5025-3
legislation	ACT	But when i have producers in my district in western wisconsin coming up to me and saying, ron, why are we still receiving these direct payments when the market prices are so good right now?	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/04/30/house-section/article/H2924-1
legislation	ACT	In my district alone, the amt could affect 50,000 additional western wisconsin families this year, many of whom have no idea they face a tax increase.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/06/25/house-section/article/H6031-1
legislation	ACT	By dealing with these tax provisions, it applies uniformly throughout the nation in every district, every state, they qualify merely based on a federal disaster declaration in that area….the floods in the upper midwest over the past year that devastated the state of iowa, northern illinois, southern minnesota and southern wisconsin and portions of my district were tough enough.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/09/24/house-section/article/H9312-1
other	THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY	The unemployment rate up to 5 percent nationwide; some areas of my district even more….that’s 320 homes in a very small neighborhood that won’t have a bread earner, in kimberly, wisconsin, just outside of my district, 120 paper making jobs.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/01/16/house-section/article/H276-1
other	THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY	I think what people in wisconsin are telling me in green bay and clintonville, everywhere i go throughout my district, is they want their country back.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/01/16/house-section/article/H276-1
legislation	BUDGET	But what’s happening today in households across my district is people are running faster to stand still.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/03/12/house-section/article/H1612-1
other	DEMOCRATS WORKING TO SOLVE AMERICA’S PROBLEMS	Not the boats in my district, but median income might be 28,000 to 32,000 a year.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/05/14/house-section/article/H3870-1
other	HONORING SUPERINTENDENT DAN NERAD	Speaker, for those, like me, who believe in the invaluable resource that is our public schools, it is a bittersweet time in the green bay school district….dan nerad, the superintendent of the largest public school system in my district for the past 7 years, is leaving to assume a similar position in madison, wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/06/25/house-section/article/H6015-2
other	HONORING FIRE CHIEF FRANK WICHLACZ	Well, yesterday in my district in northeast wisconsin, the pulaski community began to mourn the tragic death of fire chief frank wichlacz, a volunteer firefighter who died in a freak accident on wednesday….on behalf of the people of the eighth district in northeast wisconsin, allow me to express my deepest sympathy to his family and friends and to all in the pulaski community.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/07/24/house-section/article/H7138-3
other	HONORING ARMY SPECIALIST STEVEN CHRISTOFFERSON	Madam speaker, in april, over 350 friends, family members, and others in the community inspired by the life of army specialist steven christofferson gathered at the cudahy high school field house in my district to pay their respects to [[page e1516]] this remarkable young man whose life was cut tragically short in iraq last month.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/07/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1515-4
legislation	ACT	It’s about watching out for workers, families, retirees and small businesses in my district who will be up against the wall by this resulting credit crisis as it spreads to main street….we are already beginning to see the effects in my district and across the country.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/11/19/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2259-4
legislation	ACT	I am introducing this bill in response to comments i have heard from independent truckers and small trucking companies in my district and the state of wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2008/04/30/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E777-2
other	COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM	We all travel back and forth between washington, d.c., and our home districts….i represent an extraordinary constituency in south central wisconsin, and there is nowhere i travel in my district that i don’t hear these stories that tug on your heartstrings and tell us in no uncertain terms that we must take action, and we must take action in this session of congress….michael in poynette, wisconsin, in my district says, i am a [federal employee] and a member of the wisconsin wi air national guard.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/02/12/house-section/article/H1289-1
other	RECOGNIZING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE	Speaker, i want to close by recognizing just a few of the champions of eye health and the warriors against eye disease from the district that i have the privilege of representing….and i know, like my coauthor, congressman sessions, we were drawn to this issue because of pioneering things that are happening in each of our respective districts….also, a technology called brainport is being developed in my district by a company called wicab with the support of national eye institute funding, and this technology is helping the blind to find new ways to process visual information.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/16/house-section/article/H6843-1
other	RECOGNIZING TERESA MORA FOR HER SERVICE TO THE FIRST DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN	Teresa is the field representative in my district office and has worked with me for more than ten years….her unique experience has given her a great love for her adopted country combined with passion to help others of hispanic background who make up a considerable part of wisconsin’s first congressional district….i am proud to acknowledge the excellent service and positive efforts teresa mora has made over ten years to make life better for the families of wisconsin’s first congressional district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2512-2
other	RECOGNIZING CHAD ALLEN HERBERT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE FIRST DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN	Madam speaker, i rise to honor chad allen herbert, who is the constituent services representative for military issues in my district office….chad is the big brother’’ of our district office staff….as a result, he has done more over the years to help men and women of the first congressional district who serve in the armed services than anyone i know of….i am privileged to recognize his ten years of service in my office to the military families of wisconsin’s first district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2513-1
other	RECOGNIZING DANYELL TREMMEL FOR HER SERVICE TO THE FIRST DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN	Madam speaker, i rise to honor miss danyell tremmel, our district director, for more than 10 years of work in the first congressional district of wisconsin office serving my constituents….danyell has actually been working for the people of the district even longer than i have….when mark neumann represented the district in the house of representatives, she was his only caseworker….danyell directs my district office operations whenever the chief of staff is unavailable, and will be doing so for an extended time while he serves his country on military duty in iraq….danyell has kept her enthusiasm, high standards, and work ethic as she has worked with me for the people of the first district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2513-4
other	A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE	Just today, i had the owner of a company in manitowoc, wisconsin–i represent a district in wisconsin–called orion energy, which has developed what is called the apollo light tube.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/03/25/house-section/article/H4004-4
other	COMMEMORATING EARTH DAY	These are just two ways people in my district and my state are doing their part.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/04/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E944-1
legislation	ACT	The federal government helped subsidize the hydro and nuclear plants in other parts of the country; ratepayers in my district should not have to send more money their way while we seek to realize the same low-carbon generation….it will provide an unprecedented investment in the technologies and industries of tomorrow, creating more than 4,000 jobs in my congressional district alone, and millions nationwide….finally, the bill includes opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and foresters to be a part of the climate solution, which is critical for my district, where agriculture remains the largest industry.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/26/house-section/article/H7471-1
other	HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE	All of the six universities located in the congressional district have superior technology, science and math programs that will place graduates in the innovative industries in the future….currently, i have seven graduates from uw-la crosse on my staff, who happen to be with us today in the house gallery, from my chief of staff, erik olson, to my district office manager, loren kannenberg, shannon glynn, steve sipe, brad smith, karrie jackelen and mark seitz….i congratulate them on their achievement and thank them for the outstanding work they do on behalf of the people of the third congressional district of western wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/13/house-section/article/H11187-1
legislation	ACT	I know, in my district in western wisconsin, i haven’t been on the phone more often than in the past year talking to small business owners who are struggling to get credit in order to keep their doors open….in my region of the world, in my district, i know, unless small businesses have the ability to keep their doors open–to make payroll, to make investments, and to expand jobs–we’re not going to see the type of job growth that is required to recover from the worst economic recession since the great depression.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/29/house-section/article/H12069-3
legislation	ACT	Other provisions important to my district in western wisconsin include the conservation easement credit, which gives individuals an incentive to protect environmentally important [[page h14405]] land in perpetuity, and the extension of a 5-year depreciation period for farm and agricultural equipment….following devastating floods in my district in 2007 and 2008, it became clear to me that more tools were needed to assist individuals and businesses to recover.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/12/09/house-section/article/H14385-3
other	HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA	I think people in our districts understand the situation just as well as we do here in congress, and we are working very hard to bring about the changes that we need.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/04/28/house-section/article/H4898-16
other	HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA	People in my district are telling me, kagen, health care costs are just impossible.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/04/28/house-section/article/H4898-16
other	HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA	Now, recently, i received a mailing from an insurance company that is in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/03/house-section/article/H6138-2
other	HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA	My district is a rural district….i would point you to the rural district of northern wisconsin….kaukauna is another city that barack obama has visited in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/06/03/house-section/article/H6138-2
other	THE MAJORITY MAKERS AND HEALTH CARE	Now when i ran for congress and when i got re-elected, i put together a health care advisory team in my district, in northeast wisconsin, composed of physicians, of medical people involved in hospital administration, insurance people, nurses, everybody that’s involved in health care, and we came up with 10 essential elements that should be included in a successful piece of federal legislation….the second most essential element of the eighth congressional district of wisconsin’s ideas was that we needed a standard plan, a health care benefit plan that was standardized such that each and every insurance company would offer in the marketplace, by openly disclosing the price, a standard plan.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/07/14/house-section/article/H8071-2
other	HEALTH CARE REFORM	It has been done in a number of institutions, one of them in my district i mentioned earlier, which is the thedacare health care system.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/10/27/house-section/article/H11842-1
other	PUTTING PATIENTS FIRST	Speaker, this house of representatives is the people’s voice, and we are about to deliver exactly what they have been asking for: reforms in our health care system, reforms that were asked of us by our people back home in our districts.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/11/03/house-section/article/H12207-6
other	IN TRIBUTE TO HARRY SCHWARTZ BOOKSHOPS	Madam speaker, my district and greater milwaukee will experience a profound loss with the closing of the harry w.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/03/09/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E591-1
other	A TRIBUTE TO JOHN W. DANIELS	Daniels is the chairman of quarles & brady llp, located in the 4th congressional district of wisconsin….i am pleased that he continues to lend his expertise and knowledge to the people of my district and the greater milwaukee area.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/03/30/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E813-2
other	EARTH DAY	Over 3,000 people were out in force in my district on saturday to clean rivers and streams throughout the area….i was pleased to be at an event yesterday in celebration of earth day where i had the chance to address high school students from my district about the importance of the environment and clean water.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/04/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E943-2
other	IN TRIBUTE TO THE FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY	Madam speaker for these reasons, i am honored to pay tribute to the forest county potawatomi community foundation for their support, dedication and service to the people of my district and throughout wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/09/08/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E2192-3
legislation	ACT	In my district in wisconsin, nearly a third of school districts currently use their own funds to participate in adaptive testing in addition to the state assessment required by nclb….i believe that school districts nationally are already speaking with their wallets’’ by spending scarce resources to voluntarily participate in this testing because it provides valuable information that the state assessment does not.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/01/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E125-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	I don’t see why i should apologize for trying to get a few items for my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/07/23/house-section/article/H8604-1
legislation	BILL	I know in my district at the time, 70 percent of the country favored those changes.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2009/09/08/house-section/article/H9312-1
legislation	AMENDMENT	Madam speaker, i rise today on behalf of the 13,500 people in my district who will finally have access to health insurance because of this measure.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/03/21/house-section/article/H1854-2
other	IMMEDIATE NEEDS FUNDING FOR FEMA	A couple of weekends ago, i had the chance to visit with property owners from my district, of whom i have the privilege of representing, who have been affected.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/06/15/house-section/article/H4482-1
other	COMMENDING AGRI-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAMS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN WAR-TORN COUNTRIES	I am especially proud that one of the leaders in the national guard is a gentleman by the name of colonel marty leppert, who as a kid grew up on a dairy farm outside of reedsburg, wisconsin, in the heart of my congressional district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/03/20/house-section/article/H1767-1
other	MAKE IT IN AMERICA	We have 22 different paper companies in my district or just outside of it….and what happened in the paper industry, we lost two paper companies in my district because of unfair trade and unbalanced trade with communist china.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/07/28/house-section/article/H6263-12
legislation	ACT	This legislation is also the result of the hard work of thousands of activists across the country–young and old–including from my district as well who want to ensure justice and peace for the many victims of the lra.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/05/18/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E864-2
legislation	ACT	Within the last few years, six police officers were shot in my district using guns that were traced back to a single store.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/07/29/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1474-1
other	A TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN B. FALEK	Families in my district and throughout the state have benefited from his efforts to create green’’ facilities, develop homeownership programs, provide resources to serve low-income families, and expand programs to serve our veterans, homeless, elderly and disabled, and mentally challenged….falek who leaves behind a wonderful legacy of leadership and community building in the fourth congressional district and state of wisconsin.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2010/09/24/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1743-6
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	Recently, i visited a manufacturing plant located in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/06/02/house-section/article/H3928-2
legislation	ACT	Madam speaker, shortly after passage of the affordable care act, a young mother in my congressional district, beth ferstl, wrote me a letter, and she wrote it on behalf of her 13-month-old son henry.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/01/19/house-section/article/H262-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	That means 16,000 small businesses in my district alone in western wisconsin are receiving tax credits under the affordable care act, making it more affordable for them to provide health care coverage to their workers.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/02/18/house-section/article/H1202-6
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	I’m not asking anyone here tonight to do anything differently than what i’m asking my producers to do in my district of wisconsin and in my state, and that’s taking a haircut….the reforms that i’ve been proposing through the years would require my district to take a haircut on these agriculture subsidies.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/06/15/house-section/article/H4239-4
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	I represent one of the most productive farming regions in the country, and these cuts will have lasting consequences in my district….the real, measurable consequences of these actions will be felt in my district and across the country.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/06/24/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1209-1
legislation	APPROPRIATIONS	And yet in my home district in western wisconsin, a very beautiful national wildlife refuge, the necedah wildlife refuge, with three endangered species located there–from the gray wolf to the cardinal blue butterfly to the whooping crane–because of the protection that they have had, they are now increasing in population….it’s a system that affects virtually every congressional district….it brings countless revenue into our districts, plus jobs.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/07/26/house-section/article/H5553-2
legislation	ACT	Each day we wait to pass this agreement, chile captures more market share, affecting the ability to export and the job creation that we desperately need back home. {time} 1540 it’s also true for one of the largest manufacturers and, therefore, one of the largest employers in my district in western wisconsin, located in my hometown of la crosse.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/10/12/house-section/article/H6812-1
other	GOP JOBS OFFENSIVE: ROLLING BACK JOB-KILLING REGULATIONS	And just recently, i was talking to some friends of mine in my district at thilmany pulp and paper company in kaukauna, wisconsin, the hometown where my roofing company is; and they were sharing with me their concerns about the epa clean-air ruling and a new rule called boiler mact….i’m sure you’ve heard from them in your own district, asking: well, if we spend another 50 million or 60 million, what assurance do we have that the epa won’t move the bar next year?	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/11/16/house-section/article/H7691-8
other	FRESHMAN CLASS ON JOBS AND DEBT	I talk to seniors all over my district….as the gentlelady from alabama said, they’re concerned about regulation. {time} 2010 in my district, we have a great forest product industry….we make paper in my district.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/06/23/house-section/article/H4517-1
other	TAX LOOPHOLES, EXEMPTIONS, AND DEDUCTIONS	The people that it hurts are our constituents, our families, our people in our districts that are yearning for opportunities, yearning for a job.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/07/19/house-section/article/H5234-1
other	TAX LOOPHOLES, EXEMPTIONS, AND DEDUCTIONS	And i think it’s interesting, as a guy who’s come here from central and northern wisconsin, wisconsin’s seventh congressional district, i see that this is a house that will continually talk about political spin and political positioning instead of actual policies that are going to work for american families and american businesses….the tax increases that the president and my friends across the aisle in the democrat party are talking about, these are tax increases on the small job creators in my district, the ones, the same ones that we are asking to expand and grow and create jobs and put our hardworking families of wisconsin back to work.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/07/19/house-section/article/H5234-1
other	TAX LOOPHOLES, EXEMPTIONS, AND DEDUCTIONS	As i talk to seniors around my district, one of the things that makes them so angry is that their social security trust fund has been raided for decades, and now the president and the democrats have raided the medicare fund as well.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/07/19/house-section/article/H5234-1
other	JOB CREATION	I don’t have those people, really, in my district….but i do care about the job creators in my community, in the district that i represent that are going to be hit by his proposed tax increases.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/10/04/house-section/article/H6539-2
other	REPUBLICAN FRESHMEN ON JOB CREATION	I commend the gentlemen from arkansas and from new york for the work you’ve been doing in your own districts, reaching out to job creators, listening to them about what they need to make sure they can expand their businesses and grow their businesses….i did a jobs fair in central wisconsin; that’s where my district is, central wisconsin up to northwestern wisconsin….and the chief of the forest service was kind enough to come to my district, a well-spoken, very knowledgeable individual who’s spent a lot of time in the forest service….i think it’s important to note that the banks and the credit unions in my district, they weren’t part of the financial crisis….so i appreciate the hour that the gentleman from arkansas has reserved, and i appreciate the conversation and the focus that my colleagues here in the freshman class have put on job growth, not only for their own districts but for the country as a whole.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/11/01/house-section/article/H7188-2
legislation	BUDGET	I care about those constituents in my district as well.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/11/18/house-section/article/H7841-3
legislation	ACT	Just yesterday there was a press release in my district where one of our coal power plants has given notice that they are going to lay off 74 people because of regulations coming from this town….so you can advocate for unemployment–and i’m happy that you are doing it–because your rules and regulations and the policies that you advocate for are causing 74 people in my district to now go on unemployment….if we continue down this path, we are going to see more businesses go overseas, taking with them the jobs of the people who work in our districts.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/12/06/house-section/article/H8146-6
other	REFLECTIONS FROM THE DAY	And what that means is, 1,000 in a tax reduction for middle class americans throughout the country and in my district, central and northern wisconsin, 1,000 for them as well….as i look across my district, everyone in my district, they worked today….and 1,000 in the year makes a big difference for a lot of people in my district….in my district, just 2 weeks ago, we had one of our energy companies indicate that they’re going to lay off 74 people; and they made it very clear….in my district it’s paper.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/12/20/house-section/article/H10005-1
other	ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI	There has been progress in the recovery from the devastating earthquake and i applaud the individuals within the state department, usaid, the u.s. embassy in haiti, and the many people from communities throughout our country, including my district in wisconsin, who have volunteered, donated money, and gone to haiti in the past year to try and make life a little better for those who have suffered so much.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/01/12/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E53-2
other	THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS	In wisconsin in the 19th century, may 5, 1886, five people in my district, in bay view in wisconsin, were killed, and four were wounded, attacked by troops called on, sicced on them by the then-governor jeremiah rusk, fighting for the 8-hour workday….so these local communities, school districts, will have to lay off snow shovelers and teachers….i yield to the gentlewoman from the district of columbia (ms.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/03/02/house-section/article/H1495-6
legislation	RESOLUTION	He even came to my district last year to join me in a town hall on the war in afghanistan.	https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/03/17/house-section/article/H1920-1

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