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Charles E. Schumer

Democrat on Directing the Removal of United States Armed Forces from Hostilities Within or Against the Islamic Republic of Iran That Have Not Been Authorized by Congress--Motion to Discharge 2026-07-30

216 words · 14 sentences · 18 clauses

Statement grade

B+

84 / 100, held down by Signal

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Procedure 4%Claims 42%Positioning 41%The ask 8%Promise 6%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. President, Procedure · 4 wordsI will be brief.Procedure Claims · 43 wordsNearly half a year into Trump’s ruinous war with Iran, the conflict is widening instead of winding down.¹ More countries get dragged into the mix, more fronts open up, and more Americans get killed and injured. The American people have made it clear: Positioning · 8 wordsNo one wants this war to go on.Positioning Claims · 25 wordsA new poll, this morning, found only a fifth--a fifth--of the American people, including less than half of the Republicans, want the war to continue.² Positioning · 81 wordsAre our Senate Republicans listening? The country is clamoring for you to end this war and to bring our troops home--something you can do right now by voting for Senator Gillibrand’s War Powers Resolution. Is Trump so intimidating, so untouchable that Republicans will keep siding with him instead of the 80 percent of Americans calling for the fighting to end?³ The biggest thing standing between our troops and home is a Republican Party that is too afraid to cross the President.Positioning Claims · 22 wordsCongress can break this vicious cycle of escalation Trump started in Iran, and this War Powers Resolution is how we do it. The ask · 17 wordsI urge--I plead--with my Republican colleagues to listen to the American people. Vote to end this war. Promise · 12 wordsWe are going to keep forcing Republicans to vote until you do. Procedure · 4 wordsI yield the floor.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 54

8 of 8 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 will be brief.”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 “No one wants this war to go on.”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 “Are our Senate Republicans listening?”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 “The country is clamoring for you to end this war and to bring our troops home--something you can do right now by voting for Senator Gillibrand’s War Powers Resolution.”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 “Is Trump so intimidating,”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 “so untouchable that Republicans will keep siding with him instead of the 80 percent of Americans calling for the fighting to end?”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 “The biggest thing standing between our troops and home is a Republican Party that is too afraid to cross the President.”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 “I yield the floor.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 8 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

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 8 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 · 3

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“Nearly half a year into”Hostilities between the United States and Iran had been ongoing for nearly half a year as of July 30, 2026.search
2“A new poll, this morning, found only a fifth”A poll released on July 30, 2026 found that about 20% of Americans, including fewer than half of Republicans, wanted the war with Iran to continue.search
3“the 80 percent of Americans calling for the fighting to end”80 percent of Americans wanted the fighting with Iran to end.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15