Subscribe

Long-winded lawmakers turn to short, snappy Twitter

By Sean Lengell
Published
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Long-winded lawmakers turn to short, snappy Twitter

A body legendary for its convoluted rhetoric and long-winded answers to short, simple questions, Congress has fallen in love with communicating 140 characters at a time.

Twitter is now almost universally embraced on Capitol Hill, as all 100 senators have active Twitter accounts while fewer than a dozen of the House’s 435 representatives shun the micro-blogging social media service.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Chuck Grassley Congress Darrell Issa Harry Reid Instagram John Cornyn PennAve Sean Lengell X (Formerly Twitter)