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Jared F. Golden

Democrat on Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 2026-09-01

198 words · 13 sentences · 17 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 89 / 100

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

Procedure 9%Claims 81%Positioning 10%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 wordsjust a few quick rebuttals.Procedure Claims · 15 wordsOne of my colleagues talked about 30-plus right whale deaths attributed to fisheries in America. Positioning · 8 wordsI don’t know where those numbers come from.Positioning Procedure · 9 wordsAll I can tell you is a simple fact, ProcedureClaims · 45 wordswhich is that in my 8 years in Congress, there has been one attributed death of a whale to the Maine lobster fishery.¹ That is in 8 years, one, not 30-plus, a single one. In the 20 or 30 years preceding that, there were zero, ²Positioning · 12 wordsso I am not quite sure where his numbers are coming from.Positioning Claims · 40 wordsIn regard to ropeless gear, it has been said that a million pounds of lobster was caught with ropeless gear in the last 4 years. Well, we are talking about a fishery that lands over 70 million pounds per year.³ Procedure · 3 wordsDo the math.Procedure Claims · 61 wordsThat is over 300 million pounds of lobster provided to the American people. The fact of the matter is that ropeless fishing gear may be a viable alternative some day in the future, Unearned certaintybut it ain’t there yet. It is a long way from being there. A requirement to move to ropeless gear would represent one thing: Shutting down the fishery.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 80

5 of 6 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “just a few quick rebuttals.”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 “I don’t know where those numbers come from.”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 “All I can tell you is a simple fact,”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 “so I am not quite sure where his numbers are coming from.”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 “Do the math.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 6 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.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 88

1 of 6 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “The fact of the matter is”The formula asserts certainty in place of a source for a prediction about ropeless gear’s viability.

Claims · 3

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“in my 8 years in Congress, there has been one attributed death of a whale to the Maine lobster fishery”In Jared Golden’s first 8 years in Congress (roughly 2019-2026), there was one whale death attributed to the Maine lobster fishery.search
2“In the 20 or 30 years preceding that, there were zero”In the 20 to 30 years before the period referenced in the speaker’s service, there were zero whale deaths attributed to the Maine lobster fishery.search
3“a fishery that lands over 70 million pounds per year”The Maine lobster fishery lands over 70 million pounds of lobster per year.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15