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Andrew R. Garbarino

Republican on Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025 2026-07-13

168 words · 7 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 86 / 100

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

Procedure 22%Claims 60%Reasoning 14%The ask 5%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 20 wordsI rise in support of H.R. 3106, the Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025.Procedure Claims · 100 wordsThis legislation requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through appropriate offices and components of DHS to develop and conduct an exercise featuring the participation of Federal, State, local, Tribal, territorial agencies, ¹and private-sector stakeholders focusing on a collective response to terrorism that includes the management of the cascading effects on critical infrastructure that results from the occurrence of a terrorist attack during an extreme cold weather event.² DHS must then provide an after-action report to Congress consisting of initial findings, plans to incorporate any lessons learned into future DHS operations, ³and any proposed legislative changes informed by this exercise.⁴ Reasoning · 23 wordsThis legislation will help strengthen the United States’ ability to respond to terrorist threats, especially when they might coincide with extreme weather events.Vague promise Mr. Speaker, The ask · 8 wordsI encourage my colleagues to support this bill, Procedure · 8 wordsand I reserve the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 77

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 such time as I may consume.”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 “I rise in 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 “3106, the Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025.”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 “and I reserve 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 · 82

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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “will help strengthen the United States’ ability to respond”No actor, measure, or success condition identifies how the strengthening will occur or be verified.

Claims · 4

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“requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through appropriate offices and components of DHS to develop and conduct an exercise”H.R. 3106 requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a preparedness exercise involving Federal, State, local, Tribal, territorial agencies and private-sector stakeholders.search
2“focusing on a collective response to terrorism that includes the management of the cascading effects on critical infrastructure that results from the occurrence of a terrorist attack during an extreme cold weather event”The DHS exercise required by H.R. 3106 must focus on a collective response to a terrorist attack during an extreme cold weather event, including management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure.search
3“DHS must then provide an after-action report to Congress consisting of initial findings, plans to incorporate any lessons learned into future DHS operations”H.R. 3106 requires DHS to submit an after-action report to Congress with initial findings and plans to incorporate lessons learned into future DHS operations.search
4“and any proposed legislative changes informed by this exercise”The after-action report required by H.R. 3106 must also include any proposed legislative changes informed by the exercise.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15