I find senate sessions to be great practice for both congressional lits and Q & A designations. Below is a video from a senate session that took place in June, 2012:

Here are some briefs from the video:
assert= SAERT
U.S.= UZ
domestic= DMEFKT
energy= N-RG
he’s= HAOES
oppose= PAOS
opposed= PAOFD
mature= MAUR
benign= BA/NAOIN or BE/NAOIN
toxic= TOX
debate= DB-T
impact= KBAKT
resolution= REFLGS or ROFLGS
Mr. President= MR-PT
intelligence= TEJ
expired= XAOIRD
adoption= DOPGS