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Richard J. Durbin

Democrat on Vote on Flowers Nomination (Executive Calendar) 2026-07-22

57 words · 6 sentences · 9 clauses

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Procedure 100%

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Procedure · 57 wordsI announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 46, ¹as follows: The nomination was confirmed.² The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the President will be immediately notified of the Senate’s action.Procedure

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Signal · 0

9 of 9 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 announce that the Senator from Delaware (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 “Coons) is necessarily absent.”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 “The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 46,”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 “as follows:”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 “The nomination was confirmed.”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 “The PRESIDING OFFICER (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 “Ricketts).”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 “Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table,”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 “and the President will be immediately notified of the Senate’s action.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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Respect · no score

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Clarity · no score

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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“yeas 49, nays 46”The Senate vote on the Flowers nomination was 49 yeas and 46 nays.search
2“The nomination was confirmed.”The Senate confirmed the Flowers nomination.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15