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Procedure 100%
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Claims · 6
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Procedure · 81 words I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr.3 Booker), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr.4 Markey), the Senator from Michigan (Ms.5 Slotkin), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr.6 Welch) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 89, nays 4, 1 as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). On this vote, the yeas are 89, the nays are 4. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, 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 Jersey (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 → “Booker), the Senator from Massachusetts (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 → “Markey), the Senator from Michigan (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 → “Slotkin),” 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 89, nays 4,” 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 → “Ricketts).” 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 89, the nays are 4.” 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 → “Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, 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 · 6
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1 “yeas 89, nays 4” On the Senate cloture motion of August 3, 2026, the vote was 89 yeas and 4 nays. search 2 “Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to.” The Senate cloture motion voted on August 3, 2026 was agreed to because three-fifths of sworn Senators voted in the affirmative. search 3 “I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr.” Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey was necessarily absent from the August 3, 2026 Senate vote. search 4 “Booker), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr.” Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts was necessarily absent from the August 3, 2026 Senate vote. search 5 “Markey), the Senator from Michigan (Ms.” Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan was necessarily absent from the August 3, 2026 Senate vote. search 6 “and the Senator from Vermont (Mr.” Senator Peter Welch of Vermont was necessarily absent from the August 3, 2026 Senate vote. search
