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Pete Stauber

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

322 words · 11 sentences · 15 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 95 / 100

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Procedure 4%Promise 7%Thanks 4%Claims 27%Reasoning 51%Positioning 6%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 13 wordsI rise in strong support of H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act, ProcedurePromise · 23 wordswhich will ensure domestic mining projects are able to enjoy the benefits of title 41 of the bipartisan and wildly successful FAST Act.⁶ Thanks · 14 wordsI thank my colleague Representative Shreve for his leadership in bringing this legislation forward.Thanks Claims · 35 wordsThe FAST Act has been used to permit and build countless projects that are necessary for our country’s national and economic security, and under the Trump administration, mining projects have been eligible and have advanced.¹ Reasoning · 42 wordsBy codifying mining and mineral processing projects, we will ensure that these important projects are able to enjoy this benefit, no matter if we have a pro-mining President like President Trump in office or an anti-mining President like President Biden in office. Claims · 53 wordsMy district in northern Minnesota is home to proposed projects like the NewRange Copper Nickel project, ²which is enjoying the benefits of FAST-41 as a transparency list project as they pursue their section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act, a permit that was pulled by the previous administration for purely political reasons.³⁴⁵ Reasoning · 122 wordsThanks to FAST-41, I am confident NewRange won’t fall through the cracks and will be granted their permit when they meet and exceed all our strict environmental standards. This is a great benefit more for not only northern Minnesota but a benefit for our entire Nation and our strategic mineral national security. By codifying mining and mineral processing projects’ eligibility into law, NewRange and other important projects won’t have to worry about the rug being pulled out from them again the next time we see a change in administrations. It will further give a strong signal to the private sector that the Federal Government is committed to securing our mineral security and mineral independence, no matter who is in the White House. Positioning · 20 wordsRepresentative Shreve’s legislation will send a strong signal: We are ready to mine here in the United States once again.Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 84

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I rise in strong support of H.R.”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 “1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank my colleague Representative Shreve for his leadership in bringing this legislation forward.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Representative Shreve’s legislation will send a strong signal:”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 ready to mine here in the United States once again.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 5 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 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 · 6

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“under the Trump administration, mining projects have been eligible and have advanced”search
2“proposed projects like the NewRange Copper Nickel project”search
3“enjoying the benefits of FAST-41 as a transparency list project”search
4“they pursue their section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act”search
5“a permit that was pulled by the previous administration”search
6“which will ensure domestic mining projects are able to enjoy the benefits of title 41 of the bipartisan and wildly successful FAST Act”search

Analyzed on 2026-09-14