get_congressional_statement_by_member {ProPublicaR}

Get Congressional Statements by Member

Description

Get lists of statements published on a specific member’s congressional website during a particular congress, use the following function.

Usage

get_congressional_statement_by_member(member_id, congress, page = 1, myAPI_Key)

Arguments

member_id

The ID of the member to retrieve; it is assigned by the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress or can be retrieved from a member list request.

congress

113-116

page

Results come in batches of 20. The page parameter specifies which one to retrieve.

myAPI_Key

API key from Propublica To use the congress API, you must sign up for an API key.

Value

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves the 20 most recent results and supports pagination using multiples of 20.

Examples

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get_congressional_statement_by_member("C001084", 115)

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