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Scott Perry

Republican on Stop Insider Trading Act 2026-07-22

177 words · 11 sentences · 13 clauses

Statement grade

B–

Average 70 / 100

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

Thanks 18%Claims 55%Procedure 5%Positioning 23%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 17 wordsI thank the gentleman for his leadership and his dogged determination to bring this to the floor.Thanks Mr. Speaker, Claims · 20 wordsI am a proud original cosponsor of not only this bill but every other bipartisan bill that is not here.¹ Procedure · 8 wordsThe record for me is clear on this.ProcedureUnearned certainty Claims · 67 wordsLast year alone, Members made, according to my count, over 13,000 trades, totaling over $600 million with 202 representatives and 56 senators trading, both Republican and Democrat.² Every single year, at some point, somebody publishes a list of the Members that were most successful in trading. You will never see my name on there because I don’t own any stock, no commodities, no crypto, none of it, ³Positioning · 34 wordsbecause, Mr. Speaker, I came here to serve. If you know anything about service, you know service is about sacrifice. Service isn’t about what you can get. It is about what you can give.PositioningOff point Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 15 wordsI thank the sponsor, the chairman, the author of this bill, for his dogged determination.Thanks Claims · 10 wordsI am glad we are going to vote on it, Positioning · 6 wordsand everybody is going to see.PositioningOff point

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 54

8 of 15 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank the gentleman for his leadership and his dogged determination to bring this to the floor.”Thanks: 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 record for me is clear on this.”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 “because, Mr. Speaker, I came here to serve.”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 “If you know anything about service, you know service is about sacrifice.”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 “Service isn’t about what you can get.”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 about what you can give.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank the sponsor, the chairman, the author of this bill, for his dogged determination.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and everybody is going to see.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 55

6 of 15 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 “You will never see my name on there because I don’t own any stock, no commodities, no crypto, none of it,”Boasts about his own abstinence from stock ownership rather than addressing the bill’s provisions.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “because, Mr. Speaker, I came here to serve.”A self-justifying claim about coming to serve, not about the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “If you know anything about service, you know service is about sacrifice.”A general statement about the meaning of service, unrelated to the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “Service isn’t about what you can get.”A rhetorical point about service, not the bill’s contents.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “It is about what you can give.”Continues the same rhetorical theme without addressing the bill.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “and everybody is going to see.”A vague aside about what people will see, not about the bill.

Reasoning · no score

No score: nothing is concluded. Excluded from the average.

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

Conclusions found · 0

None: nothing is concluded.

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

1 of 15 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 record for me is clear on this”Asserts clarity in place of pointing to any specific record or evidence.

Claims · 3

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“I am a proud original cosponsor”Scott Perry is an original cosponsor of the Stop Insider Trading Act.search
2“over 13,000 trades, totaling over $600 million with 202 representatives and 56 senators trading”In 2025, Members of Congress made over 13,000 stock trades totaling over $600 million, with 202 representatives and 56 senators trading.search
3“I don’t own any stock, no commodities, no crypto”Scott Perry owns no stocks, commodities, or cryptocurrency.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15