Observed congressional language, rendered as two cited automated composites.

Automated measurement. Composite prose is generated from claims selected and counted by code.

OnScript · 2026-09-17

Observed congressional language on 2026-09-17, rendered as two cited automated composites.

Democrats

Measurement: 127 publications were observed for the Democratic party on 2026-09-17.

Composite state: corrected

Today 127 of us released statements. 3 of us carried "Chris Van Hollen and Angela". 3 of us carried "took to the Senate floor". Our most synchronized phrase, used by 9 of us: this bipartisan bill.

A composite voice, machine-composed from the day’s measured phrases. No member spoke these exact sentences; the quoted spans are verbatim (see receipts).

voice: deterministic template (not a language model) · verifier: passed
Receipts
4 offices · 6 publications · 3 families carried · 3 of 257 (1.2%)
✓ publication verified✓ message key✓ 3 familiesphrase shown 3/3✓ sourced 3/3
Other
  • senators chris van hollen and angela alsobrooks
    Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
  • senators chris van hollen and angela alsobrooks
    Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
  • senators chris van hollen and angela alsobrooks
    Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
3 offices · 3 publications · 3 families carried · 3 of 257 (1.2%)
✓ publication verified✓ message key✓ 3 familiesphrase shown 3/3✓ sourced 3/3
Other
  • took to the senate floor to object to senate
    Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
  • took to the senate floor to call on president
    Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
  • murphy took to the senate floor after breaking investigative
    Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
Republicans

Measurement: 88 publications were observed for the Republican party on 2026-09-17.

Composite state: deterministic_fallback

Today 88 of us released statements. 5 of us carried "House of Representatives passed". Our most synchronized phrase, used by 8 of us: of representatives passed.

A composite voice, machine-composed from the day’s measured phrases. No member spoke these exact sentences; the quoted spans are verbatim (see receipts).

voice: deterministic template (not a language model) · verifier: passed
Receipts
5 offices · 5 publications · 5 families carried · 5 of 271 (1.8%)
✓ publication verified✓ message key✓ 5 familiesphrase shown 3/3✓ sourced 3/3
Other · Social Security & Medicare
  • after the house of representatives passed legislation to protect
    Robert E. Latta (R-OH) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
  • house of representatives passed s
    Rick W. Allen (R-GA) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
  • house of representatives passed the bipartisan water
    Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) · 2026-09-17 · source · archived
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How this is counted

Participation in eligible message claims

Each measure keeps one count unit from numerator through denominator.

D

  • Office participation: 10 offices of 91 offices. Window: party-day 2026-09-17. Method: participation-measures-v1.
  • Publication participation: 12 publications of 127 publications. Window: party-day 2026-09-17. Method: participation-measures-v1.
  • Document-family participation: 9 document families of 114 document families. Window: party-day 2026-09-17. Method: participation-measures-v1.

R

  • Office participation: 5 offices of 71 offices. Window: party-day 2026-09-17. Method: participation-measures-v1.
  • Publication participation: 5 publications of 88 publications. Window: party-day 2026-09-17. Method: participation-measures-v1.
  • Document-family participation: 5 document families of 88 document families. Window: party-day 2026-09-17. Method: participation-measures-v1.

These two bases differ. Office counts come from the day's eligible caucus offices in the nightly symmetry audit; publication counts come from the day's source publications. A joint release is one publication and can carry several offices, so the two never have to agree.

Nightly symmetry audit: nightly symmetry audit. Every distilled claim above is citation-backed.

Repeated phrase observations

This table lists repeated phrase observations, ranked by how many members used the same exact phrase. It is not filtered to coordinated messages, so it can include official names, procedural formulas, and biographical phrasing, not only messages. The sparkline is the phrase's 14-day trajectory.

Each party’s own most-synchronized phrases, ranked within the party so the larger caucus can’t fill the table — every count travels with its caucus denominator.

D repeated phrases

  1. 9 of 257 (3.5%) this bipartisan bill Phrase trend14 observations; peak 12 members.
  2. 9 of 257 (3.5%) and small businesses Phrase trend14 observations; peak 9 members.
  3. 8 of 257 (3.1%) water resources development act Phrase trend14 observations; peak 11 members.
  4. 8 of 257 (3.1%) war in iran Phrase trend14 observations; peak 10 members.
  5. 8 of 257 (3.1%) text of the bill Phrase trend14 observations; peak 9 members.
  6. 8 of 257 (3.1%) this bipartisan legislation Phrase trend14 observations; peak 8 members.
  7. 7 of 257 (2.7%) the water resources Phrase trend14 observations; peak 12 members.
  8. 7 of 257 (2.7%) generations to come Phrase trend14 observations; peak 7 members.
  9. 6 of 257 (2.3%) important step toward Phrase trend14 observations; peak 7 members.
  10. 6 of 257 (2.3%) full text of the bill Phrase trend14 observations; peak 6 members.

R repeated phrases

  1. 8 of 271 (3.0%) of representatives passed Phrase trend14 observations; peak 8 members.
  2. 8 of 271 (3.0%) introduced the bipartisan Phrase trend14 observations; peak 8 members.
  3. 7 of 271 (2.6%) and small businesses Phrase trend14 observations; peak 9 members.
  4. 6 of 271 (2.2%) water resources development act Phrase trend14 observations; peak 11 members.
  5. 6 of 271 (2.2%) footing the bill Phrase trend14 observations; peak 6 members.
  6. 6 of 271 (2.2%) house passage of Phrase trend14 observations; peak 13 members.
  7. 5 of 271 (1.8%) water resources development act wrda Phrase trend14 observations; peak 8 members.
  8. 5 of 271 (1.8%) families and small businesses Phrase trend14 observations; peak 7 members.
  9. 5 of 271 (1.8%) a data center Phrase trend14 observations; peak 5 members.
  10. 5 of 271 (1.8%) act wrda of Phrase trend14 observations; peak 6 members.

Each table is one party measured against that party's own caucus, so row counts are not comparable across the two. Differences in how much each party publishes are measured in the nightly symmetry audit, not here. See the nightly symmetry audit.