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get_recent_congressional_statements_by_term

Get Congressional Statements by Search Term

Description

To get lists of statements published on congressional websites using a search term, use the following function. HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/statements/search.json?query=term

Usage

get_recent_congressional_statements_by_term(term, page = 1, myAPI_Key)

Arguments

`term`	search term
`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 that contain the search term in the title or body of the statement and supports pagination using multiples of 20.

Examples

get_recent_congressional_statements_by_term('AHCA')

ProPublicaR

Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

v1.1.1

GPL-3 | file LICENSE

Authors

Aleksander Dietrichson [aut, cre], Joselina Davit [aut]

Initial release