Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Rick Scott

Republican on Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3101 (Executive Session) 2026-07-30

216 words · 16 sentences · 19 clauses

Statement grade

B–

Average 71 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Thanks 6%Promise 14%Procedure 5%Claims 49%Anecdote 17%Positioning 10%

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

Mr. President, Thanks · 12 wordsso first off, I appreciate the comments from my colleague from Illinois.Thanks Promise · 12 wordsI look forward to working with him to try to solve this.Vague promise Procedure · 6 wordsLet’s remember what this is about.Procedure Claims · 5 wordsThis is not about IVF. Anecdote · 37 wordsIVF has been a very positive experience for my family. It doesn’t impact a surrogacy for an American citizen. Actually, surrogacy has impacted my family and friends, so those are important opportunities for Americans to have children.Anecdote Claims · 78 wordsWhat this bill says, though, is if you are a national from people that want to destroy our way of life, you could be Xi in China, you could be Putin in Russia, you could be Kim Jong Un in North Korea, you could be the Ayatollah, you will not have the right to have a child in this country by surrogacy.¹ They don’t even have to show up in this country, and they could have a child. Positioning · 21 wordsWhy would they do that when they could do it in their own country? It doesn’t make any sense to me.Positioning Claims · 5 wordsSo this is a problem. Promise · 5 wordsWe need to resolve it. Claims · 17 wordsIt has been a problem in this country. It has been a problem in my home State, Promise · 14 wordsand I look forward to working with my colleague from Illinois to solve it.Vague promise Procedure · 4 wordsI yield the floor.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 60

9 of 11 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “so first off, I appreciate the comments from my colleague from Illinois.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Let’s remember what this is about.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “IVF has been a very positive experience for my family.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “It doesn’t impact a surrogacy for an American citizen.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Actually, surrogacy has impacted my family and friends,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “so those are important opportunities for Americans to have children.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Why would they do that when they could do it in their own country?”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 doesn’t make any sense to me.”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 · 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 · 82

2 of 11 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “I look forward to working with him to try to solve this”A commitment with no date, measure, or success condition.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “I look forward to working with my colleague from Illinois to solve it”A commitment with no actor’s specific action, date, or measure of success.

Claims · 1

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“you will not have the right to have a child in this country by surrogacy”S. 3101 would bar nationals of certain foreign countries (such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran) from having a child in the United States by surrogacy.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16