get_recent_congressional_statements_by_date: Get Congressional Statements by Date

In ProPublicaR: Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

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
)

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.

Value

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

Examples

## Not run: 
get_recent_congressional_statements_by_date(2017, '05', '08')

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ProPublicaR documentation built on Sept. 8, 2023, 5:53 p.m.