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Procedure 100%
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Claims · 2
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Procedure · 68 words I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 43, 1 as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moreno). On this vote, the yeas are 51, the nays are 43. The motion is agreed to.2 The motion was agreed to. Procedure
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Signal · 0
13 of 13 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 → “I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs.” 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 → “Gillibrand), the Senator from Arizona (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 → “Kelly), the Senator from Michigan (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 → “Peters),” 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 → “and the Senator from Vermont (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 → “Welch) 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 yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 43,” 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 → “as follows:” 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “On this vote, the yeas are 51, the nays are 43.” 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 motion is agreed to.” 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 motion was agreed to.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · no score
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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
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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 · no score
No score. Excluded from the average.
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Claims · 2
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1 “The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 43” The Senate cloture vote on 2026-07-27 resulted in 51 yeas and 43 nays. search 2 “The motion is agreed to.” The cloture motion voted on in the Senate on 2026-07-27 was agreed to, having received 51 yeas. search
