Description
INTRODUCING 112TH CONGRESS!
President Obama, "Make a phone call, send an email, Tweet. Keep the pressure on Washington."
No matter which party you support, you can have every member of Congress in YOUR pocket or on your iPad. Use the app that thousands of people who work on the Hill and with Congress have on their iPhones and iPads. In celebration of our 4th time being featured in the App Store, Congress+ is now on sale!
This application offers all of the vital information you need to be an active and informed citizen between elections. Learn all about who represents you in Congress, contact them in Washington, follow their campaigns and challengers, read their Facebook and Twitter pages, and see their YouTube videos. Share any link in the application via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
Remember, they work on Capitol Hill but they work for you.
REVIEWS
Featured by Apple at launch as a "New and Noteworthy" app, last year in their "America the Beautiful" section, and now twice as a "Staff Favorite", here's what others have to say:
• Macworld, "Indispensable"
• POLITICO, "An iPhone Fav"
• Washingtonian, "Top iPhone Apps for Washington"
• PBS: Leading App for Following Congress
• Federal News Radio "Anything you need at your fingertips."
• Featured by Huffington Post AND RedState
• Oh, My, Gov! "#1 iPhone App for Government"
• Mashable, "Top 5 Best Apps for Political Junkies"
• BlogCritics, "Top 10 iPhone Application"
• AppCraver.com, “Editor’s Pick"
• What’sOnIPhone, “Something every citizen should have”
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Basic information
Member of Congress's first and last name; title or leadership position, state, senior/junior designation in the Senate and District number in the house, political party affiliation, district map, and biographical information.
Contact information
Washington, DC office address, map, official website link, member contact form, and telephone number. We also include the member's Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube links where available.
Capitol staff information
Names and email address links to top staff including: Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Press Secretary or Communications Director, and the Scheduler. Staff salary information is also included.
Legislative activity
Full committee and subcommittee assignments with applicable chair and ranking member designations, sponsored and cosponsored legislation, earmarks, and overseas trips.
Campaign information
Incumbent campaign website and percent of the vote won in the most recent election, name of the top opponent and website, campaign news, tracking polls where available, and donor information.
Bonus features
Locate your members of Congress over-the-air or by zip code, learn who to contact to register to vote in your state, news, members of President Obama's cabinet, Campaign Finance, Legislation, Transparency, Ad Watch, our blog and Twitter page, and answers to frequently-asked questions.
Also in the App Store is CongressPro, which is updated consistently throughout the 12 months of your subscription.
PRESIDENT AND STATE APPLICATIONS
We now offer a version of this software for President Obama's Administration and over a dozen states. Please visit http://ciyp.us or search for "Cohen Research Group" in the App Store for details.
What's New in Version 7.4
• Database updated to mid-January 2012
• Non-standard Senate staff email addresses now correct
• Other bug fixes and speed enhancements
• Removed the (not so-) 2011 Supercommittee
Customer Reviews
Scam
Visit this company's iTunes profile, a bunch of apps, the same data, and all at different price points.
DO NOT BUY THIS APP
Great advocacy tool
This is a great app. I am a lobbyist and use it on the Hill all the time -- checking District maps, senior staff emails, bio. Highly recommend...
- $4.99
- Category: Reference
- Updated: Jan 19, 2012
- Version: 7.4
- Size: 40.5 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Cohen Research Group
- © 2008-12 Cohen Research Group
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
Top In-App Purchases
- database refresh for the 112th Congress$0.99
