Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Pat Harrigan

Republican on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 2026-07-22

141 words · 7 sentences · 7 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 86 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Greeting 8%Claims 60%Reasoning 18%The ask 9%Procedure 6%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. Chair, Greeting · 11 wordsI appreciate my colleague from California’s concern about overall base safety.Greeting Claims · 85 wordsI think if we step back and actually look at the big picture here, what we are talking about is simply a tax on our lower enlisted personnel. We have military police to enforce safety standards that are already issued by the base commanders across every installation that we have. At the end of the day, we cannot deny that NIPRNet has been compromised by over 90 percent of our most serious and significant adversaries--the exact same net that these speed cameras would live on.¹Unearned certainty Reasoning · 25 wordsI think that is a significant concern for the safety and security of our installation personnel and the operations that are ongoing on our installations. The ask · 12 wordsFor that reason, I encourage my colleagues to strongly support this amendment. Mr. Chair, Procedure · 8 wordsI yield back the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 86

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.

Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “I appreciate my colleague from California’s concern about overall base safety.”A greeting: 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 back the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 71

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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “we cannot deny that”Asserts certainty as self-evident rather than citing a source for the claim.

Claims · 1

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“NIPRNet has been compromised by over 90 percent”NIPRNet has been compromised by over 90 percent of the most serious US adversaries.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15