Though social media use is generally frowned upon in the work place, the 116th Congress doesn't worry about trivialities like productivity. In fact, they've made lots of social media posts.

Although this Congress wasn't very productive in terms of bills passed, it did set several records for posts on Twitter and Facebook. According to Pew Researcher Center analysis, voting members of the 116th Congress collectively produced more than 2.2 million tweets and Facebook posts in 2019 and 2020. In total, the 116th Congress produced roughly 738,000 more social media posts than the 114th Congress of 2015-2016

While the numbers show that the median member of Congress produced more than 3,000 posts during the time period, Pew Research Center found that a small number of lawmakers with large followings account for the bulk of congressional audience engagement.

Don't worry, there is nothing to suggest that increased use of social media had any impact on Congress's ability to do their jobs effectively. Everyone knows tweeting about things is very important to getting things accomplished/laws passed/doing your job.

Unfortunately for us, Twitter is the cesspool of the internet and it seems that's where our politicians are spending all of their time.

Come to think of it, I'm still waiting on my $2,000 that they all keep tweeting about.