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get_statement_subjects

Get Statement Subjects


Description

Get lists of subjects used to categorize congressional statements, use the following function. These subjects are not automatically assigned but are manually curated by ProPublica, although they are based on legislative subjects produced by the Library of Congress.

Usage

get_statement_subjects(page = 1, myAPI_Key)

Arguments

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 all of the subjects that have been used at least once.

Examples

get_statement_subjects()

ProPublicaR

Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

v1.1.1
GPL-3 | file LICENSE
Authors
Aleksander Dietrichson [aut, cre], Joselina Davit [aut]
Initial release

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