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Bruce Westerman

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

271 words · 15 sentences · 19 clauses

Statement grade

Average 91 / 100

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

Procedure 6%Positioning 10%Claims 42%Reasoning 37%The ask 5%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 wordsI yield myself the balance of my time.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 18 wordsin closing, this administration has sent a clear message that we must support our domestic miners and processors.Positioning Claims · 7 wordsThis legislation isn’t about our current administration. Positioning · 10 wordsThere is a bit of illogic in the minority’s argument.Positioning Claims · 61 wordsOn one hand, they say: Why do we need this legislation, because the administration already has the authority to do projects under FAST-41. They are exactly right, just as the Biden administration had authority to do projects under FAST-41.¹ Anything this administration has been doing to permit mining projects, they can still do, whether we pass this bill today or not. Reasoning · 55 wordsThis is about the future of mining in our country. This is about giving people certainty that if they go through the process to build a project, they will be able to invest and get a return on that project to supply those critical minerals and other mined products that are important to our country. Claims · 46 wordsIt has also been said that the Permitting Council doesn’t have the bandwidth to do more projects. The Permitting Council has testified that they are: ``well situated to bring in additional projects and continue to show that FAST-41 works for projects of all shapes and sizes.’’² Reasoning · 44 wordsThe bottom line is that supporting our mining industry is foundational to our economic and our national security.Unearned certainty For the United States to reestablish American leadership in the mining sector, it is crucial that we pass this legislation to secure our mineral supply chains. The ask · 13 wordsI urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act, Procedure · 9 wordsand I yield back the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 82

4 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 yield myself the balance of my time.”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 “in closing, this administration has sent a clear message that we must support our domestic miners and processors.”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 “There is a bit of illogic in the minority’s argument.”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 “and I yield back the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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

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 · 92

1 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “The bottom line is”The phrase asserts a conclusion as settled without offering any source or evidence in its support.

Claims · 2

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 Biden administration had authority to do projects under FAST-41”The Biden administration had the authority to cover mining projects under the FAST Act’s Title 41 permitting process.search
2“``well situated to bring in additional projects and continue to show that FAST-41 works for projects of all shapes and sizes.’’”The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council testified that it is ‘well situated to bring in additional projects and continue to show that FAST-41 works for projects of all shapes and sizes.’search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15