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Word Cloud: House Budget Debate

Data don’t lie: Amendments dominated the House floor last Friday as Representatives debated the budget bill. A visualization of the House transcript reveals “amendment” was the most used word.

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Data don’t lie: Amendments dominated the House floor last Friday as Representatives debated the budget bill. A visualization of the House transcript reveals “amendment” was the most used word. Readers can find an overview of all the amendments pre-filed before the debate here, the Tribune’s liveblog from the Floor here, and a summary of the budget bill passed by the House here. 


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