ProPublicaR (version 1.1.4)

get_recent_congressional_statements_by_date: Get Congressional Statements by Date

Description

To get lists of statements published on congressional websites on a particular date, use the following function. HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/statements/date/date.json

Usage

get_recent_congressional_statements_by_date(
  year,
  month,
  day,
  page = 1,
  myAPI_Key
)

Value

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves the 20 most recent results and supports pagination using multiples of 20.

Arguments

year

YYYY format

month

MM format

day

DD format

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.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
get_recent_congressional_statements_by_date(2017, '05', '08')
}