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Katie Boyd Britt

Republican on Legislative Session 2026-08-07

139 words · 11 sentences · 15 clauses

Statement grade

Average 78 / 100

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

Positioning 27%Claims 60%Procedure 4%Promise 9%

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

Mr. President, Positioning · 26 wordsthe Senate has a spine. That is exactly what we are doing here today is standing with a steel spine. We are standing against Putin’s aggression.Positioning Claims · 21 wordsYou saw, this week, him actually attack innocent Ukrainians.¹ Ballistic drones go, hit breweries.² They hit innocent civilians working in warehouses.³ Positioning · 3 wordsThis is enough.Positioning Procedure · 6 wordsToday, we stand together to say: ProcedurePromise · 12 wordsWe are going to cut off the flow of money to Putin.Vague promise Claims · 50 wordsSenator Lindsey Graham said that this part, the part that our colleague from Kentucky wants to rip out, was actually the heart of this bill; ⁴that this was the way to hit Putin where it hurt most. Section 113 was carefully negotiated, and these authorities expire and are not permanent.⁵ Positioning · 8 wordsToday, we send a message to Vladimir Putin, PositioningClaims · 13 wordsand we give President Trump the tools he needs to end this war.

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 67

6 of 7 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 “the Senate has a spine.”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 exactly what we are doing here today is standing with a steel spine.”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 “We are standing against Putin’s aggression.”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 “This is enough.”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 “Today, we stand together to say:”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 “Today, we send a message to Vladimir Putin,”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.

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 · 90

1 of 7 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 “We are going to cut off the flow of money to Putin”The commitment names no mechanism, date, or measure by which the cutoff would happen.

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“this week, him actually attack innocent Ukrainians”Putin attacked Ukrainians during the week of August 7, 2026.search
2“Ballistic drones go, hit breweries”Russian ballistic drones hit breweries in Ukraine in the attacks that week.search
3“hit innocent civilians working in warehouses”Russian strikes hit civilians working in warehouses in Ukraine in the attacks that week.search
4“Senator Lindsey Graham said that this part, the part that our colleague from Kentucky wants to rip out, was actually the heart of this bill; ”Senator Lindsey Graham said the part of the bill that the senator from Kentucky wants to remove was the heart of the bill.search
5“these authorities expire and are not permanent”The authorities in Section 113 of the bill expire and are not permanent.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16