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Steve Cohen

Democrat on Bring Your Chips to the Table 2026-07-22

188 words · 11 sentences · 13 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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Claims 82%Positioning 7%Promise 11%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 104 wordsMr. Hegseth said we have spent $37 billion on an unnecessary--he didn’t say an ``unnecessary’’ war, but it is an unnecessary and failed war in Iran--$37 billion and lost 17 soldiers.¹² He says he is going to ask for another $70 billion to fight this unnecessary and failing war.³ We have resolved the fact that we can stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon when Barack Obama was President and negotiated a treaty.⁴ Right now, we don’t know if they have moved the enriched uranium outside of the place where it was buried underneath a mountain or not. It is suspected they might have.Hidden agency Positioning · 5 wordsIt is a failed war.Positioning Mr. Speaker, Claims · 51 wordsI will be willing to vote for a bill that has $70 billion in it when President Trump pays his share by paying his taxes on the $2.2 billion he earned last year, mostly in crypto, ⁵which cost the people that bought crypto a billion dollars.⁶ That is what they lost. Promise · 20 wordsWhen Trump pays his share, I will pay my share and vote for it. I won’t vote for it otherwise. Positioning · 8 wordsPresident Trump, bring your chips to the table.Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 92

2 of 3 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It is a failed war.”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 “President Trump, bring your chips to the table.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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

Respect · no score

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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 · 96

1 of 3 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.

Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “It is suspected”The passive leaves unnamed who does the suspecting, so the claim’s source cannot be identified or checked.

Claims · 6

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“but it is an unnecessary and failed war in Iran--$37 billion and lost 17 soldiers.”The United States has spent $37 billion on the war with Iran, according to what Pete Hegseth said.search
2“lost 17 soldiers”The United States lost 17 soldiers in the war with Iran.search
3“he is going to ask for another $70 billion”Pete Hegseth intends to request an additional $70 billion to fund the war with Iran.search
4“Barack Obama was President and negotiated a treaty”During Barack Obama’s presidency, the United States negotiated a treaty with Iran aimed at stopping it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.search
5“the $2.2 billion he earned last year, mostly in crypto”President Trump earned $2.2 billion last year, mostly from cryptocurrency.search
6“cost the people that bought crypto a billion dollars”Purchasers of the cryptocurrency in question lost a total of one billion dollars.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15