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Rick Scott

Republican on Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 807 (Executive Calendar) 2026-07-21

593 words · 39 sentences · 49 clauses

Statement grade

C+

Average 69 / 100

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Procedure 4%Claims 42%Reasoning 10%Positioning 37%Anecdote 2%The ask 5%

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Mr. President, Procedure · 5 wordsreserving the right to object.Procedure Mr. President, Claims · 49 wordsat a time when we are seeing the Democrat Party embrace the hellish evils of socialism and ideologies that hate the founding ideals of America, Democrats are hoping to pass a resolution to direct this Chamber to sue the President of the United States on a very false premise. Procedure · 4 wordsThe emoluments clause reads: ProcedureClaims · 6 wordsI don’t think that is happening. Reasoning · 20 wordsNow, the obvious answer is that these accusations by my colleague do not support the constitutional threshold of an emolument, Unearned certaintyPositioning · 8 wordsand my Democrat colleagues are just playing politics.PositioningLogical leap Claims · 22 wordsThis resolution seeks to authorize litigation rather than legislation.¹ This issue has already been litigated, ²and, as my colleague said, they lost. Positioning · 8 wordsThe Democrats just like don’t like the answer.Positioning Claims · 41 wordsNow, the President isn’t taking a plane or any gifts for personal use, ³and the United States has long accepted diplomatic gifts pursuant to Federal law, with such gifts generally becoming property of the United States rather than any individual officeholder.⁴ Positioning · 46 wordsNow, what is going on here is the Democrats are putting their hatred for President Trump before the law. But aside from the obvious facts, this is the agenda Democrats want from this Chamber.Unearned certainty They don’t want to fund government; they want to shut it down.Positioning Claims · 7 wordsThey walked away from government funding negotiations. Positioning · 16 wordsThey don’t want to secure elections. They want systematic fraud because it benefits their elected incumbents.Positioning Claims · 14 wordsDepartment of Homeland Security just found 278,000 noncitizens on voter rolls for Federal elections.⁵ Positioning · 5 wordsAre Democrats talking about that?Positioning Claims · 17 wordsJust last week, President Trump exposed foreign adversaries like China and Cuba for interfering in our elections.⁶ Positioning · 7 wordsDid my Democratic colleagues talk about that?Positioning Claims · 35 wordsLeader Schumer responded to the facts about voter fraud by declaring the SAVE America Act, an election security bill--even though Democrats, Republicans, Independents all across the country believe in it--said it is ``dead on arrival.’’⁷ Positioning · 34 wordsUnfortunately, my Democratic colleagues don’t want fixes; they want to ignore the fraud because it benefits them. They are trying to distract the American people with platitudes while they defraud them of their vote.Positioning Anecdote · 10 wordsHave you looked at what Olive Garden is doing, OK?⁸Anecdote Claims · 9 wordsYou can buy a pasta pass--an unlimited pasta pass, Procedure · 7 wordsbut guess what you have to do?Procedure Claims · 13 wordsYou have to show an ID. So Olive Garden has a voter ID, Reasoning · 12 wordsbut my Democratic colleagues don’t want to do it for Federal elections. Positioning · 38 wordsThis bill proves that the Democrats’ goal right now is to attack President Trump instead of fixing problems Americans expect us to deal with.Logical leap They don’t want to reduce the cost of living, lower inflation, balance the budget.Positioning Claims · 26 wordsThey do want to tax working Americans so they can spend more of it on special interests and run bigger deficits--already spending $2 trillion in deficits.⁹ Positioning · 21 wordsThey want to use the Senate’s time--the precious time we have--to attack President Trump by twisting the words of the Constitution.Positioning Claims · 4 wordsThe resolution is moot. Procedure · 2 wordsThe accusations: ProcedurePositioning · 14 wordsPurely political. We all know it is political.Unearned certainty It is a waste of time.PositioningNo reason given Claims · 9 wordsAnd this Chamber only works 2-and-a-half days a week.¹⁰ Reasoning · 25 wordsI think we need to spend every time doing something like pass the SAVE America Act, fund our government, lower the debt, lower the deficit. Positioning · 23 wordsUnfortunately, my Democratic colleagues aren’t coming to the table. Why don’t we spend some time on real issues rather than attacking the President?Positioning The ask · 32 wordsFor those reasons, I object to passage of this resolution and hope my colleagues can reject the anti-American socialists capturing the Democratic Party before it is too late for all of us. Procedure · 4 wordsI yield the floor.Procedure

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Signal · 51

27 of 33 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “reserving the right to object.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “The emoluments clause reads:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and my Democrat colleagues are just playing politics.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The Democrats just like don’t like the answer.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Now, what is going on here is the Democrats are putting their hatred for President Trump before the law.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “But aside from the obvious facts, this is the agenda Democrats want from this Chamber.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They don’t want to fund government;”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “they want to shut it down.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They don’t want to secure elections.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They want systematic fraud because it benefits their elected incumbents.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Are Democrats talking about that?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Did my Democratic colleagues talk about that?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Unfortunately, my Democratic colleagues don’t want fixes;”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “they want to ignore the fraud because it benefits them.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They are trying to distract the American people with platitudes while they defraud them of their vote.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Have you looked at what Olive Garden is doing, OK?”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “but guess what you have to do?”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “This bill proves that the Democrats’ goal right now is to attack President Trump instead of fixing problems Americans expect us to deal with.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They don’t want to reduce the cost of living, lower inflation, balance the budget.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They want to use the Senate’s time--the precious time we have--to attack President Trump by twisting the words of the Constitution.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “The accusations:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Purely political.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We all know it is political.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It is a waste of time.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Unfortunately, my Democratic colleagues aren’t coming to the table.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Why don’t we spend some time on real issues rather than attacking the President?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I yield the floor.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Reasoning · 67

3 of 33 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it.What the tags mean “and my Democrat colleagues are just playing politics.”A legal argument that the accusation fails constitutionally is taken to prove the accusers’ political motive.
A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it.What the tags mean “This bill proves that the Democrats’ goal right now is to attack President Trump instead of fixing problems Americans expect us to deal with.”Disagreements over funding and election policy are used to assert the Democrats’ inner goal of attacking the President.
A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “It is a waste of time.”The preceding claims of political motive are bare characterisations, not reasons, so nothing supports the waste-of-time conclusion.

Conclusions found · 6

Conclusion“and my Democrat colleagues are just playing politics.”

Because“Now, the obvious answer is that these accusations by my colleague do not support the constitutional threshold of an emolument,”

Reason flawedA legal argument that the accusation fails constitutionally is taken to prove the accusers’ political motive.
Conclusion“This bill proves that the Democrats’ goal right now is to attack President Trump instead of fixing problems Americans expect us to deal with.”

Because“But aside from the obvious facts, this is the agenda Democrats want from this Chamber.”

“They don’t want to fund government;”

“They don’t want to secure elections.”

Reason flawedDisagreements over funding and election policy are used to assert the Democrats’ inner goal of attacking the President.
Conclusion“The resolution is moot.”

Because“This issue has already been litigated,”

“as my colleague said, they lost.”

Reason given
Conclusion“It is a waste of time.”

BecauseNo reason given

No reason givenThe preceding claims of political motive are bare characterisations, not reasons, so nothing supports the waste-of-time conclusion.
Conclusion“I think we need to spend every time doing something like pass the SAVE America Act, fund our government, lower the debt, lower the deficit.”

Because“And this Chamber only works 2-and-a-half days a week.”

Reason given
Conclusion“For those reasons, I object to passage of this resolution and hope my colleagues can reject the anti-American socialists capturing the Democratic Party before it is too late for all of us.”

Because“Now, the obvious answer is that these accusations by my colleague do not support the constitutional threshold of an emolument,”

“This resolution seeks to authorize litigation rather than legislation.”

“This issue has already been litigated,”

“And this Chamber only works 2-and-a-half days a week.”

Reason given

Respect · no score

Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Clarity · 90

3 of 33 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “the obvious answer is”Asserts the conclusion as obvious rather than citing a source or argument.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “aside from the obvious facts”Labels the facts obvious in place of establishing them.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “We all know it is political”Uses assumed shared agreement as the only support for the claim.

Claims · 10

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1“This resolution seeks to authorize litigation rather than legislation.”S. Res. 807 seeks to authorize litigation rather than legislation.search
2“This issue has already been litigated,”Emoluments claims against President Trump have already been litigated in court.search
3“the President isn’t taking a plane or any gifts for personal use,”President Trump is not taking a plane or any gifts for personal use.search
4“the United States has long accepted diplomatic gifts pursuant to Federal law, with such gifts generally becoming property of the United States rather than any individual officeholder.”Under Federal law the United States has long accepted diplomatic gifts, which generally become property of the United States rather than any individual officeholder.search
5“Department of Homeland Security just found 278,000 noncitizens on voter rolls for Federal elections.”The Department of Homeland Security recently found 278,000 noncitizens on voter rolls for Federal elections.search
6“Just last week, President Trump exposed foreign adversaries like China and Cuba for interfering in our elections.”President Trump made statements exposing China and Cuba for interfering in U.S. elections in the week before July 21, 2026.search
7“Leader Schumer responded to the facts about voter fraud by declaring the SAVE America Act, an election security bill--even though Democrats, Republicans, Independents all across the country believe in it--said it is ``dead on arrival.’’”Senate Leader Chuck Schumer said the SAVE America Act, an election security bill, is ‘dead on arrival.’search
8“Have you looked at what Olive Garden is doing”Olive Garden sells an unlimited pasta pass that requires buyers to show an ID.search
9“already spending $2 trillion in deficits.”The federal government is currently running annual deficits of about $2 trillion.search
10“this Chamber only works 2-and-a-half days a week.”The U.S. Senate typically conducts business only about two and a half days a week.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16