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Glenn Grothman

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

102 words · 6 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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

Procedure 18%Claims 58%Reasoning 25%

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

Mr. Chair, Procedure · 10 wordsI yield myself the balance of my time to close.Procedure Mr. Chair, Claims · 59 wordsI am just kind of shocked that we have a lot of people who don’t want auditors poking around the Department of War and seeing what they will find out. I will point out the Department of War has not passed an audit for, I believe, almost 30 years.¹ They are somewhat alone in that compared to other agencies. Reasoning · 25 wordsI guess one of the reasons, obviously, that you don’t want to do an audit is that you are afraid what you might find out. 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 · 82

2 of 2 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 “I yield myself the balance of my time to close.”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 “I yield back the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 2 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 · 100

0 of 2 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.

Nothing lost points.

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“the Department of War has not passed an audit for, I believe, almost 30 years”The U.S. Department of Defense has not passed an audit for almost 30 years.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15