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Seth Magaziner

Democrat on Stop Insider Trading Act 2026-07-22

420 words · 23 sentences · 27 clauses

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Thanks 7%Claims 60%Positioning 12%Promise 5%Reasoning 5%The ask 7%Procedure 1%The question 3%

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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 10 wordsI thank the ranking member for his leadership and partnership.Thanks Mr. Speaker, Claims · 111 wordsHouse Republicans are pushing a voter suppression bill that would severely restrict the mail ballots that seniors, rural Americans, and so many others rely on, and would throw our elections into chaos late in the cycle while people are already casting their ballots. They are doing this at the behest of Donald Trump, who continues to obsess over his 2020 election loss and promote election conspiracy theories. They are trying to trick us into supporting their voter suppression bill by calling it the Stop Insider Trading Act and including watered down language that would still allow Members of Congress to own stocks and to trade stocks with only some new restrictions. Positioning · 7 wordsMake no mistake, this is a trap.PositioningUnearned certainty Claims · 77 wordsThis bill is to make it harder for eligible Americans to vote. The Republican leadership is trying to trick us into supporting it by calling it a congressional stock trading ban, even though it doesn’t actually fully ban congressional stock trading. This bill also does nothing to stop the biggest stock trader in Washington, President Trump, who has made millions of dollars trading stocks for the companies that he regulates--tech companies, healthcare companies, defense companies, ¹and more. Positioning · 37 wordsThe American people are sick of corruption. The American people are sick of politicians getting rich off of inside information while working people struggle. The American people want a real stock trading ban for politicians in Washington.Positioning Thanks · 21 wordsLast year, I worked with reformers on both sides of the aisle, including Mr. Roy, whose partnership I very much appreciated.Thanks Claims · 20 wordsRepublicans and Democrats wrote a strong bill that will actually ban congressional stock trading with no loopholes and no gimmicks. Positioning · 7 wordsThat is what the American people want.Positioning Mr. Speaker, Promise · 20 wordsfor this reason and at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. Reasoning · 19 wordsIf the House rules permitted it, I would have offered that motion with an important amendment to this bill. Claims · 29 wordsMy amendment would replace this Republican voter suppression bill with the Restore Trust in Government Act, our bill to fully ban stock trading in Congress and the Oval Office. Mr. Speaker, Claims · 9 words190 Members have signed on to support this bill, ²The ask · 10 wordsand it is time to bring it to the floor. Mr. Speaker, The ask · 21 wordsI ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the Record immediately prior to the motion to recommit. Procedure · 6 wordsThe SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. DesJarlais).Procedure The question · 12 wordsIs there objection to the request of the gentleman from Rhode Island? Claims · 4 wordsThere was no objection.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 77

9 of 10 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 ranking member for his leadership and partnership.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Make no mistake, this is a trap.”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 “The American people are sick of corruption.”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 “The American people are sick of politicians getting rich off of inside information while working people struggle.”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 “The American people want a real stock trading ban for politicians in Washington.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “Last year, I worked with reformers on both sides of the aisle, including Mr. Roy, whose partnership I very much appreciated.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “That is what the American people want.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.”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 “DesJarlais).”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 10 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 · 98

1 of 10 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 “Make no mistake”A certainty formula asserted in place of any evidence that the bill is a trap.

Claims · 2

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“President Trump, who has made millions of dollars trading stocks for the companies that he regulates”President Trump has made millions of dollars trading stocks in companies he regulates.search
2“190 Members have signed on to support this bill”190 Members of Congress have signed on to support the Restore Trust in Government Act.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15