Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Bernie Moreno

Republican on Unanimous Consent Requests (Executive Session) 2026-07-29

331 words · 18 sentences · 24 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 80 / 100

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Procedure 7%Claims 50%Positioning 27%Reasoning 17%

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Mr. President, Procedure · 16 wordsreserving my right to object, the bill that my colleague from Nebraska, my colleague from Ohio, ProcedureClaims · 53 wordsand my colleague from Utah is proposing is a bill that has already passed the House of Representatives.¹ It has massive bipartisan support. Lots of Democrats voted for that in the House.² If we pass it, it can become law. Putting that bill on the floor at 60 is a very low-threshold ask. Positioning · 24 wordsI think the American people deserve to know what each Member of this Chamber decides to do on banning insider trading and voter ID.Positioning Claims · 64 wordsThe proposal that my colleague from California is putting on the floor is a bill that has neither gotten through any committee where it has been actually read by committee members.³ It is a bill that has not been presented to the House of Representatives, ⁴so they would have to take it up over there. It would, of course, be modified and come back. Positioning · 60 wordsIn other words, it is what I say--it is the DC two-step--or if you want to have a headline that says ``I am for banning insider trading’’ knowing nothing will actually happen. Now, maybe you don’t think that the bill that my colleague from Nebraska worked diligently on is perfect, but it is a massive step in the right direction.Positioning Claims · 36 wordsThis would get us to 99.9 percent of the way there on banning insider trading.Unearned certainty It could happen tomorrow. It could happen tomorrow. And the voter ID law, which virtually all Americans support, could happen tomorrow.Unearned certainty Reasoning · 57 wordsSo what we are dealing with is one bill that can be signed into law that has been vetted, that has massive bipartisan support, versus a bill that, quite frankly, the person talking about it wasn’t even on that committee, is not 100 percent sure what was in that bill, doesn’t know the history of the bill. Claims · 11 wordsIt wasn’t a year ago; it was a few months ago. Positioning · 4 wordsIt is a smokescreen, PositioningUnearned certaintyProcedure · 6 wordsand for that reason I object.Procedure

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What the tags mean

Signal · 63

7 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “reserving my right to object, the bill that my colleague from Nebraska, my colleague from Ohio,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I think the American people deserve to know what each Member of this Chamber decides to do on banning insider trading and voter ID.”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 “In other words, it is what I say--it is the DC two-step--or if you want to have a headline that says ``I am for banning insider trading’’ knowing nothing will actually happen.”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 “Now, maybe you don’t think that the bill that my colleague from Nebraska worked diligently on is perfect,”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 “but it is a massive step in the right direction.”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 “It is a smokescreen,”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 “and for that reason I object.”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.

Reasoning · 87

0 of 10 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

Nothing lost points.

Conclusions found · 1

Conclusion“and for that reason I object.”

Because“The proposal that my colleague from California is putting on the floor is a bill that has neither gotten through any committee where it has been actually read by committee members.”

“It is a bill that has not been presented to the House of Representatives,”

“It would, of course, be modified and come back.”

“In other words, it is what I say--it is the DC two-step--or if you want to have a headline that says ``I am for banning insider trading’’ knowing nothing will actually happen.”

“So what we are dealing with is one bill that can be signed into law that has been vetted, that has massive bipartisan support, versus a bill that, quite frankly, the person talking about it wasn’t even on that committee, is not 100 percent sure what was in that bill, doesn’t know the history of the bill.”

“It is a smokescreen,”

Reason given

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 · 89

3 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 “99.9 percent of the way there”A pseudo-precise figure asserted with no source or measure.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “virtually all Americans support”Broad popularity asserted without a source or survey.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “It is a smokescreen”A characterization of intent stated as fact without support.

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“is a bill that has already passed the House of Representatives”The bill proposed by the Senators from Nebraska, Ohio, and Utah has already passed the House of Representatives.search
2“Lots of Democrats voted for that in the House”Many Democratic members of the House voted for that bill when it passed the House.search
3“has neither gotten through any committee”The bill proposed by the Senator from California has not passed out of any committee.search
4“a bill that has not been presented to the House of Representatives”The California Senator’s bill has not been presented to the House of Representatives.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16