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Jared Huffman

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

238 words · 10 sentences · 13 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.

Procedure 7%Claims 84%Positioning 10%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Claims · 109 wordswe agree with the gentleman from Utah that we need to be taking seriously our dependence on foreign adversaries when it comes to critical minerals and processing. That is why time and again my Democratic colleagues and I have offered amendments to make sure that when it comes to opening up our public lands--and, in this case, when it comes to opening up the benefits of this fast-tracked FAST-41 process--we are not handing it over to our foreign adversaries. We have proposed amendments time and again, and those amendments have been opposed by our Republican colleagues. We have yet to hear a good reason why they keep opposing this, Positioning · 4 wordsnor is there one.PositioningNo reason givenUnearned certainty Claims · 90 wordsThe language we have proposed time and again comes from one of their own Republican colleagues, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party chairman, Mr. Moolenaar. We have proposed his exact language time and again as a commonsense guardrail to make sure that our public resources and the benefits of this fast-tracking are not simply used to hand a gift to the very foreign adversary we say we are so terribly concerned about. It keeps getting rejected time and time again, Positioning · 19 wordswhich makes you wonder what this bill is really about.Logical leap It is definitely not the competitive rivalry with China.PositioningOff pointUnearned certainty Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 wordsI reserve the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 83

5 of 11 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 “nor is there one.”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 “which makes you wonder what this bill is really about.”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 “It is definitely not the competitive rivalry with China.”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 reserve the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 91

2 of 11 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “which makes you wonder what this bill is really about.”Rhetorical insinuation about opponents’ motives rather than engagement with the bill’s provisions.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “It is definitely not the competitive rivalry with China.”A partisan jab asserting what the bill is not about, offering no substantive point on the bill itself.

Reasoning · 43

2 of 11 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “nor is there one.”The statement only asserts that no good reason was heard (c8) and that opposition occurred (c7); neither supplies a reason that the opposition lacks one.
A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it.What the tags mean “which makes you wonder what this bill is really about.”That amendments were repeatedly rejected (c12) does not establish what the bill’s actual purpose is, as c13’s inference assumes.

Conclusions found · 2

Conclusion“nor is there one.”

Because“and those amendments have been opposed by our Republican colleagues.”

“We have yet to hear a good reason why they keep opposing this,”

No reason given
Conclusion“It is definitely not the competitive rivalry with China.”

Because“It keeps getting rejected time and time again,”

“which makes you wonder what this bill is really about.”

Reason flawed

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 · 94

2 of 11 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 “nor is there one”It asserts as fact that no justification exists, replacing any sourced rebuttal with flat certainty.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “definitely not”The word ‘definitely’ asserts certainty about the bill’s true motive without offering any source or evidence.

Claims · 0

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Analyzed on 2026-09-14