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Claims 87% Aside 2% Positioning 2% Procedure 8%
Structure · 11 steps
Claims · 13
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 296 words in order not to allow Americans to be misled by statements being made here on the floor, I am going to continue to list items among the dozens that were in H.R. 1 that could have been stand-alone bills but for efficiency’s sake were included in H.R. 1. We permanently secured our Nation’s borders, funded the construction of the border wall, and provided funding for additional Customs officers and Border Patrol agents. However, in addition to that, we passed the Laken Riley Act as a stand-alone to require detention of illegal aliens who commit theft.1 The Working Families Tax Cuts included provisions that make illegal immigrants who are convicted of or who have admitted to sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable.2 The Working Families Tax Cuts creates a new criminal offense for operating a vehicle within 100 miles of the southern border while fleeing Border Patrol agents.3 The Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act makes driving while intoxicated or impaired grounds for deporting an illegal alien.4 The Kayla Hamilton Act requires background checks for criminal history or gang affiliation before unaccompanied alien children are placed in American communities.5 Not a single illegal alien has been released into the U.S. in 16 months.6 Unearned certainty Four hundred thousand illegals who were charged with and convicted of a crime have been deported.7 Emergency rooms have reported significant reductions in illegal immigrant visits, freeing up critical resources to better serve American citizens in need of urgent medical care. Fentanyl trafficking at the southern border has been reduced by 56 percent in FY 2025.8 The HALT Fentanyl Act permanently schedules fentanyl and fentanyl analogues as schedule I drugs.9 More than 146 migrant children have been rescued from sex trafficking and child labor.10 Aside · 9 words We hear about this every week on the news. Aside Unearned certainty Claims · 62 words Another act, the SUPPORT Act, reauthorizes support and treatment programs for opioid use disorders and other substance abuse disorders.11 We lowered costs by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in our country. We protected children by passing legislation that would end gender- affirming care--gender-affirming care, what a distortion of the American language--for minors, and we banned biological males from girls’ and women’s sports.12 Off point Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 11 words if we have done nothing else, that is a huge accomplishment, Positioning Procedure · 8 words but we have done so many other things. Procedure Claims · 28 words We passed the KIDS Act that protects children online by holding Big Tech accountable and requiring stronger safeguards to protect kids from predators, exploitation, 13 and harmful online contents. Procedure · 22 words Again, we could go on and on, and I will, to correct the record of what we have done in this Congress. Procedure Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 words I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×28 Procedure ×4 Unearned certainty ×2 Aside Positioning Off topic None of this speech addressed the bill under debate and what it would change.
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Signal · 86
6 of 36 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.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “We hear about this every week on the news.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “if we have done nothing else, that is a huge accomplishment,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 → “but we have done so many other things.” 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 → “Again, we could go on and on,” 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 I will, to correct the record of what we have done in this Congress.” 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 → “I reserve the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
28 of 36 deductions are Relevance
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “in order not to allow Americans to be misled by statements being made here on the floor, I am going to continue to list items among the dozens that were in H.R.” Announces a list of items from H.R. 1 rather than addressing the mining bill under consideration.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “1 that could have been stand-alone bills but for efficiency’s sake were included in H.R.” Continues the description of H.R. 1 provisions, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “1.” Continues the description of H.R. 1 provisions, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We permanently secured our Nation’s borders, funded the construction of the border wall,” Discusses border security provisions of H.R. 1, unrelated to mining permitting.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and provided funding for additional Customs officers and Border Patrol agents.” Describes Customs and Border Patrol funding from H.R. 1, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “However, in addition to that, we passed the Laken Riley Act as a stand-alone to require detention of illegal aliens who commit theft.” Discusses the Laken Riley Act, not the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The Working Families Tax Cuts included provisions that make illegal immigrants who are convicted of or who have admitted to sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable.” Describes immigration provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The Working Families Tax Cuts creates a new criminal offense for operating a vehicle within 100 miles of the southern border while fleeing Border Patrol agents.” Describes another immigration offense in the Working Families Tax Cuts, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act makes driving while intoxicated or impaired grounds for deporting an illegal alien.” Discusses the DUI deportation act, unrelated to the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The Kayla Hamilton Act requires background checks for criminal history or gang affiliation before unaccompanied alien children are placed in American communities.” Discusses the Kayla Hamilton Act, not the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Not a single illegal alien has been released into the U.S. in 16 months.” Offers an immigration statistic answering no point about the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Four hundred thousand illegals who were charged with and convicted of a crime have been deported.” Offers a deportation statistic unrelated to the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Emergency rooms have reported significant reductions in illegal immigrant visits, freeing up critical resources to better serve American citizens in need of urgent medical care.” Discusses emergency room visits by immigrants, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Fentanyl trafficking at the southern border has been reduced by 56 percent in FY 2025.” Offers a fentanyl statistic unrelated to the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The HALT Fentanyl Act permanently schedules fentanyl and fentanyl analogues as schedule I drugs.” Discusses the HALT Fentanyl Act, not the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “More than 146 migrant children have been rescued from sex trafficking and child labor.” Offers a statistic about migrant children unrelated to the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We hear about this every week on the news.” Commentary on news coverage, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Another act, the SUPPORT Act, reauthorizes support and treatment programs for opioid use disorders and other substance abuse disorders.” Discusses the SUPPORT Act, not the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We lowered costs by cutting waste, fraud,” Claims about cutting waste, fraud, and abuse, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and abuse in our country.” Continues the waste, fraud, and abuse claim unrelated to the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We protected children by passing legislation that would end gender- affirming care--gender-affirming care, what a distortion of the American language--for minors,” Discusses legislation on gender-affirming care, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and we banned biological males from girls’ and women’s sports.” Discusses legislation on sports participation, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “if we have done nothing else, that is a huge accomplishment,” General self-congratulation about accomplishments, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but we have done so many other things.” Continues the general accomplishment theme unrelated to the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We passed the KIDS Act that protects children online by holding Big Tech accountable and requiring stronger safeguards to protect kids from predators, exploitation,” Discusses the KIDS Act, not the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and harmful online contents.” Continues the description of the KIDS Act, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Again, we could go on and on,” General remark about continuing the list, not the mining bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and I will, to correct the record of what we have done in this Congress.” Announces further corrections of the record about other legislation, not the mining bill.
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 · 96
2 of 36 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “Not a single illegal alien has been released into the U.S. in 16 months.” An absolute claim offered with no source or data to check it against.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “We hear about this every week on the news.” A generic appeal to the news stands in for any actual source or figure.
Claims · 13
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 “we passed the Laken Riley Act as a stand-alone to require detention of illegal aliens who commit theft” Congress passed the Laken Riley Act as a stand-alone law requiring detention of illegal aliens who commit theft. search 2 “provisions that make illegal immigrants who are convicted of or who have admitted to sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable” The Working Families Tax Cuts includes provisions making illegal immigrants convicted of or admitting to sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable. search 3 “creates a new criminal offense for operating a vehicle within 100 miles of the southern border while fleeing Border Patrol agents” The Working Families Tax Cuts creates a new criminal offense for operating a vehicle within 100 miles of the southern border while fleeing Border Patrol agents. search 4 “makes driving while intoxicated or impaired grounds for deporting an illegal alien” The Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act makes driving while intoxicated or impaired grounds for deporting an illegal alien. search 5 “requires background checks for criminal history or gang affiliation before unaccompanied alien children are placed in American communities” The Kayla Hamilton Act requires background checks for criminal history or gang affiliation before unaccompanied alien children are placed in American communities. search 6 “Not a single illegal alien has been released into the U.S. in 16 months” No illegal aliens have been released into the U.S. during the 16 months preceding September 2026. search 7 “Four hundred thousand illegals who were charged with and convicted of a crime have been deported” 400,000 undocumented immigrants charged with or convicted of a crime have been deported (as of September 2026). search 8 “Fentanyl trafficking at the southern border has been reduced by 56 percent in FY 2025” Fentanyl trafficking at the southern border fell by 56 percent in fiscal year 2025. search 9 “The HALT Fentanyl Act permanently schedules fentanyl and fentanyl analogues as schedule I drugs” The HALT Fentanyl Act permanently schedules fentanyl and fentanyl analogues as Schedule I drugs. search 10 “More than 146 migrant children have been rescued from sex trafficking and child labor” More than 146 migrant children have been rescued from sex trafficking and child labor. search 11 “the SUPPORT Act, reauthorizes support and treatment programs for opioid use disorders and other substance abuse disorders” The SUPPORT Act reauthorizes support and treatment programs for opioid use disorders and other substance abuse disorders. search 12 “we banned biological males from girls’ and women’s sports” This Congress passed legislation banning biological males from girls’ and women’s sports. search 13 “We passed the KIDS Act that protects children online by holding Big Tech accountable” Congress passed the KIDS Act, which holds Big Tech accountable and requires stronger online safeguards for children. search
