Study shows congressional delegation's most-used words

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By Andrew Adams

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new list shows the most common words spoken by Utah's senators and representatives. Capitolwords.org analyzes everything on the Congressional Record over the past year.

The top word for Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is "country."

For Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, "blue" is his most-used word on the House floor. "Bipartisan" is his 28th most popular word.

The favorite word of Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, is "land."

Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, likes the word "percent."

All of the congressional delegation's favorite words, ranked in order, are available at the link on this page. The Web site is set up by the Sunlight Foundation.

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