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Ilhan Omar

Democrat on Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 2026-07-22

192 words · 11 sentences · 14 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 82 / 100

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Claims 52%Positioning 44%The ask 4%

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Mr. Chair, Claims · 100 wordsMr. Arrington recently said that Democrats are counting pennies.Off point That feels like an insult because $95 billion is what Chairman Arrington and the Republicans are asking Congress to approve.¹ Here is where the money goes: tens of billions of dollars for the Pentagon, billions more for the CIA to continue funding this illegal war with Trump, ²³and billions to help States implement the SAVE Act, legislation that could make it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote.⁴ Meanwhile, working families are struggling to put food on the table and gas in their tanks, pay their rent, and afford healthcare. Positioning · 84 wordsInstead of investing in the actual needs of the American people, this resolution pours more money into war and Trump’s voter suppression agenda. This is not counting pennies.Off point This is our tax dollars that you are wasting on death and destruction. This resolution does nothing to help lower costs or help struggling Americans. This resolution does not speak to the values that we should carry or the priorities that we should have when we put forth a budget. This resolution gets our priorities wrong.Positioning Mr. Chair, The ask · 8 wordsI urge all Members to vote against it.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 55

6 of 8 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 “Instead of investing in the actual needs of the American people, this resolution pours more money into war and Trump’s voter suppression agenda.”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 “This is not counting pennies.”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 “This is our tax dollars that you are wasting on death and destruction.”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 “This resolution does nothing to help lower costs or help struggling Americans.”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 “This resolution does not speak to the values that we should carry or the priorities that we should have when we put forth a 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 “This resolution gets our priorities wrong.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 92

2 of 8 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Mr. Arrington recently said that Democrats are counting pennies.”This clause is about a colleague’s remark, not about the budget resolution under debate.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “This is not counting pennies.”This clause rebutts the colleague’s ‘counting pennies’ remark rather than addressing the resolution itself.

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 · 100

0 of 8 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 · 4

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“$95 billion is what Chairman Arrington and the Republicans are asking Congress to approve”Chairman Arrington and House Republicans are asking Congress to approve $95 billion in the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution.search
2“tens of billions of dollars for the Pentagon”The budget resolution provides tens of billions of dollars in additional funding for the Pentagon.search
3“billions more for the CIA”The budget resolution provides billions of dollars in additional funding for the CIA.search
4“billions to help States implement the SAVE Act”The budget resolution allocates billions of dollars to help states implement the SAVE Act.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15