Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Kevin Kiley

Independent on America 250 2026-07-22

234 words · 9 sentences · 12 clauses

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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Thanks 3%Claims 49%Positioning 4%Procedure 6%Promise 38%

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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 8 wordsI thank my colleague from Utah for yielding.Thanks Claims · 115 wordsMany Californians have been shocked to learn that our State legislature and Governor just imposed what the California Tax Foundation calls ``the largest tax increase in State history.’’¹ For a State that already has the highest taxes in the country and the highest cost of living, that is really saying something. As part of this, the Governor and legislature in Sacramento have imposed a massive tax increase on healthcare that is going to cause California families to have to pay up to $400 more for healthcare premiums.² This is something that Californians simply cannot afford, and it is all the worse given that California voters already said that this kind of tax increase is barred.³ Positioning · 9 wordsIt is a double blow to democracy and affordability.Positioning Procedure · 13 wordsFortunately, there is a way that we can fight back to stop it.Procedure Promise · 89 wordsI am writing a letter putting forth a formal request, joined by my colleagues in the California delegation, for the Department of Health and Human Services here at the Federal level to block this tax increase, ⁵which does require Federal approval.⁴ We will be sending this request out by the end of this week, ⁶and it is my hope that California taxpayers can be spared yet another increase in our cost of living that so many Californians simply cannot afford because of the extreme policies coming out of Sacramento.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 85

3 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank my colleague from Utah for yielding.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It is a double blow to democracy and affordability.”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 “Fortunately, there is a way that we can fight back to stop it.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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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 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.

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Claims · 6

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1“the largest tax increase in State history”The California Tax Foundation has called California’s newly imposed tax increase the largest tax increase in State history.search
2“imposed a massive tax increase on healthcare that is going to cause California families to have to pay up to $400 more for healthcare premiums”California’s Governor and legislature imposed a healthcare tax increase that will cause California families to pay up to $400 more for healthcare premiums.search
3“California voters already said that this kind of tax increase is barred”California voters previously passed a measure barring this kind of tax increase.search
4“does require Federal approval”The California healthcare tax increase requires Federal approval.search
5“writing a letter putting forth a formal request, joined by my colleagues in the California delegation, for the Department of Health and Human Services here at the Federal level to block this tax increase”Kevin Kiley and colleagues in the California delegation are sending a formal request to the Department of Health and Human Services to block the California healthcare tax increase.search
6“sending this request out by the end of this week”The request to HHS will be sent by the end of the week of 2026-07-22.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15