Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Bruce Westerman

Republican on Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 2026-09-02

206 words · 14 sentences · 16 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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

Procedure 13%Claims 47%Positioning 4%Reasoning 36%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Claims · 51 wordsI would say that my colleague just made the case for why we need this bill. As I have testified, the Trump administration has 60 projects on the dashboard.¹ They have completed 22 projects.² The previous administration completed zero projects under FAST-41.³ Both administrations had access to use the FAST-41 process, Positioning · 9 wordsbut some administrations choose not to use the process.Positioning Claims · 45 wordsThese mining projects now take an average of 19 years to permit.⁴ That is down from 29 to 30 years just a few years ago because we have seen projects permitted more quickly under this administration.⁵ Our need for critical minerals and mining spans administrations. Reasoning · 75 wordsWe need certainty in the process so that we can access the supplies of ore that we have here in the United States to meet our own demands. If we start playing political permitting ping-pong from one administration to the next, that gives no certainty to investors in America to use our own materials. That is exactly why we need to codify this, so that it gives everybody a fair shot to use the process. Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 17 wordsI yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Shreve), the lead sponsor of this legislation.Procedure

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 82

4 of 4 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 “I yield myself such time as I may consume.”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 “but some administrations choose not to use the process.”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 “I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Shreve), the lead sponsor of this legislation.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 4 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

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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 4 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 Trump administration has 60 projects on the dashboard”search
2“They have completed 22 projects”search
3“The previous administration completed zero projects under FAST-41”search
4“These mining projects now take an average of 19 years to permit”search
5“That is down from 29 to 30 years just a few years ago”search

Analyzed on 2026-09-14