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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 78 / 100
Signal
56 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Procedure 44% Claims 56%
Structure · 4 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Procedure · 19 words The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.1 McConnell) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms.2 Murkowski). Procedure Claims · 10 words The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 54, nays 44, 3 as follows: Procedure · 5 words The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moreno). Procedure Claims · 21 words On this vote, the yeas are 54, the nays are 44. The motion is agreed to.4 The motion was agreed to.
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Lost points for Procedure ×6
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 56
6 of 6 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “The following Senators are necessarily absent:” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “McConnell) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Murkowski).” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Moreno).” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · no score
Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.
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
0 of 6 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 “the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.” Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was necessarily absent from the Senate cloture vote on July 22, 2026. search 2 “McConnell) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms.” Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was necessarily absent from the Senate cloture vote on July 22, 2026. search 3 “yeas 54, nays 44” The Senate cloture motion vote on July 22, 2026 resulted in 54 yeas and 44 nays. search 4 “The motion is agreed to.” The cloture motion on the Executive Calendar was agreed to by the Senate on July 22, 2026. search
