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Bill Cassidy

Republican on Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 832 (Executive Session) 2026-08-06

302 words · 21 sentences · 27 clauses

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

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

Positioning 12%Procedure 3%Claims 70%Reasoning 13%The ask 3%

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

Mr. President, Positioning · 21 wordsit grieves my soul that once again politics and political rhetoric trumps that which we need to do for the country.Positioning Procedure · 8 wordsLet me address the nature of the objection.Procedure Claims · 29 wordsActually, this is a Senate resolution, but it invites the House to participate; and the Constitution requires that anything raising taxes originates in Ways and Means in the House.¹ Reasoning · 8 wordsAnd so, therefore, they would have to participate. Positioning · 7 wordsThat is the protection of our Constitution.Positioning Claims · 16 wordsIt is a bipartisan--by the way, this is a bipartisan proposal to set up this process. Positioning · 6 wordsThere is nothing partisan about it.Positioning Claims · 63 wordsDick Durbin set up the PROMISE Act.² The House, unfortunately, left July 23 so we could not pass it.³ This is the best we could do with the House out of session in a bipartisan- initiated process. Dick Durbin who is a senior Member of the Democratic caucus is the one who is my collaborator. There is nothing in here to cut benefits. Positioning · 3 wordsThat is absurd.Positioning Claims · 103 wordsIt sets up a process by which a solution can be considered. It does not dictate an outcome. And to suggest that what this does today is dictate an outcome is not telling the truth to the American people. There is no fast track here. There is 2 months of open dialogue with the American people, ⁴and then it goes to the Senate Finance Committee and to Ways and Means for it to then be considered in regular order.⁵ This is basically a time agreement, and time agreements are what we do all the time around here. I agree with updating Social Security, Reasoning · 30 wordsbut we are not going to get there if we say every time one side offers it: Oh, we can’t do it because the other side is angling for advantage. The ask · 8 wordsLet’s be good Senators, not be good politicians.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 82

5 of 5 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 “it grieves my soul that once again politics and political rhetoric trumps that which we need to do for the country.”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 “Let me address the nature of the objection.”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 “That is the protection of our Constitution.”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 “There is nothing partisan about it.”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 “That is absurd.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 5 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“Let’s be good Senators, not be good politicians.”

Because“but we are not going to get there if we say every time one side offers it:”

“Oh, we can’t do it because the other side is angling for advantage.”

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 · 100

0 of 5 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 · 5

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“the Constitution requires that anything raising taxes originates in Ways and Means in the House”The U.S. Constitution requires that bills raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives.search
2“Dick Durbin set up the PROMISE Act”Dick Durbin introduced the PROMISE Act.search
3“The House, unfortunately, left July 23”The U.S. House of Representatives left for its recess on July 23.search
4“There is 2 months of open dialogue with the American people”S. Res. 832 provides for 2 months of open dialogue with the American people.search
5“then it goes to the Senate Finance Committee and to Ways and Means”Under S. Res. 832, the matter would then go to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee for consideration in regular order.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16