Keep the source.
Every record links to the official roll call. Procedural votes are not presented as final passage, and a vote alone does not prove a person's motives.
THEIR VOTE. THEIR REASONS. YOUR RECORD.
A vote is public.
The why should be, too.
Start with the official record. Understand the question. Keep the explanation accountable.
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2664 member vote records
0 verified explanations
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An explanation should describe the reasoning, constituent considerations and trade-offs. “Not collected” is not “refused to answer.”
The official owns the why.
A staffer may draft. Only an authenticated, verified elected official should approve the exact version. Edits require new approval and preserve the prior record.
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See staff drafting, version review and simulated approval in a separate, fictional sandbox. Nothing you type is sent to Congress or published as an official statement.
Open the workflow sandbox →Built federal first. Designed to grow.
State legislatures and local governments are future phases. This pilot covers U.S. House and Senate roll calls only. Real office accounts, identity verification, durable approvals and ongoing vote ingestion are not enabled yet.