Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat on Congressional Review Act (Executive Calendar) 2026-08-05

121 words · 5 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

B–

Average 74 / 100

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

Positioning 19%Claims 24%Procedure 6%The ask 51%

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Positioning · 23 wordsWell, I am sorry that we can’t agree on this particular provision because we are working together on so many things so well.Positioning Claims · 29 wordsBut I will have to confess I have real doubts about whether EPA is really trying to put this together, as deadline after deadline slips and slips and slips. Procedure · 7 wordsSo perhaps we will see what happens.Procedure The ask · 62 wordsBut if, for some reason, this CRA should fail, perhaps we can come back again after EPA slips the deadline again and perhaps has baked in some goodies for the PFAS industry along the way. And if we can’t do it today, then soon send a bipartisan message to the EPA to knock it off and get about their business with PFAS.Vague promise

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 74

2 of 3 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Well, I am sorry that we can’t agree on this particular provision because we are working together on so many things so well.”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 “So perhaps we will see what happens.”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 · 75

1 of 3 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 “then soon send a bipartisan message to the EPA”The commitment has no date, no specific measure beyond a ‘message’, and no way to know if it succeeded.

Claims · 0

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Analyzed on 2026-09-16