This study applied a common measure of grade level to congressional speeches. It found that Congress, as a whole, has dropped one grade level in its speeches since 2005. Republican's have captured the bottom 10 places on that measure, but republicans also captured most the spots among the top 10.
In any case, congressional speeches are above the grade level of the average voter. They are well below the grade level given to US Constitution. The language of our founders was at the college level. It is ironic that many who complain about elite intellectuals, appear to revere the US Constitution which was written well above their grade level by an intellectual elite.
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