Congress.ipynb

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    "Propublica Congress API demo\n",
    "Based on demo at https://propublica-congress.readthedocs.io/en/latest/\n",
    "(with updates to correct issues)"
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    "API_KEY = \"API_KEY\"\n",
    "\n",
    "from congress import Congress\n",
    "congress = Congress(API_KEY)"
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    "Using Members endpoint:"
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    "# get member by bioguide ID\n",
    "pelosi = congress.members.get('P000197')\n",
    "\n",
    "pelosi['twitter_account']"
   ]
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    "Bills endpoint: \n",
    "\n",
    "Get recent House bills\n",
    "Tecent bills come in two types: 'introduced' and 'updated'"
   ]
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    "introdcued = congress.bills.recent(\n",
    "    chamber ='house',\n",
    "    congress=115,\n",
    "    type    ='introduced')\n",
    "# Or: introduced = congress.bills.introduced('house')\n",
    "\n",
    "len(introdcued['bills'])"
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    "passed = congress.bills.passed('senate')\n",
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NYTimes.ipynb