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James P. McGovern

Democrat on Providing for Consideration of (H.R. 139) Sunshine Protection Act of 2025; Providing for Consideration of (H.R. 8595) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act... 2026-07-14

250 words · 16 sentences · 19 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 95 / 100

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

Procedure 12%The ask 23%Promise 27%Claims 35%Positioning 2%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Mr. Speaker, The ask · 8 wordsI ask that we defeat the previous question. Promise · 68 wordsIf we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to allow the House to take an up-or-down vote on an amendment to H.R. 8595, sponsored by Representative Schrier, which would reverse the cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were imposed by the Trump administration that could have prevented the ongoing outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that has already infected thousands of Americans.¹² Claims · 74 wordsLast year, the Trump administration began illegally defunding Federal health and science agencies, firing scientists and researchers, ⁷and cutting programs that keep us healthy and safe. One of the programs that Trump cut was called FoodNet, ³and it helped Federal and State public officials monitor and prevent outbreaks for eight different foodborne illnesses, including cyclospora.⁴ Yet, after Trump and his DOGE goons got their hands on this lifesaving program, the government stopped monitoring cyclospora.⁵ Positioning · 6 wordsThat was stupid. It was dumb.Positioning Claims · 14 wordsOur country is now experiencing a full- blown outbreak of, you guessed it, cyclospora.⁶ The ask · 22 wordsFor the sake of everyone’s health, I urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so we can reverse these dangerous cuts. Mr. Speaker, The ask · 28 wordsI ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the Record along with any extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. Procedure · 21 wordsThe SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rulli). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts? There was no objection.Procedure

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What the tags mean

Signal · 85

7 of 7 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 “That was stupid.”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 was dumb.”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 “The SPEAKER pro tempore (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 “Rulli).”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 “Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts?”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 “There was no objection.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 7 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 · 100

0 of 7 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 · 7

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“which would reverse the cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were imposed by the Trump administration that could have prevented the ongoing outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that has already infected thousands of Americans.”The Democratic amendment proposed for H.R. 8595, sponsored by Representative Schrier, would reverse cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.search
2“a parasite that has already infected thousands of Americans”The ongoing cyclospora outbreak in the United States had already infected thousands of Americans as of July 2026.search
3“One of the programs that Trump cut was called FoodNet”The Trump administration cut the CDC program called FoodNet.search
4“it helped Federal and State public officials monitor and prevent outbreaks for eight different foodborne illnesses, including cyclospora”FoodNet helped federal and state public officials monitor and prevent outbreaks for eight different foodborne illnesses, including cyclospora.search
5“the government stopped monitoring cyclospora”The U.S. government stopped monitoring cyclospora after cuts to the FoodNet program.search
6“Our country is now experiencing a full- blown outbreak of, you guessed it, cyclospora.”The United States is experiencing an ongoing outbreak of cyclospora as of July 2026.search
7“the Trump administration began illegally defunding Federal health and science agencies, firing scientists and researchers”The Trump administration began defunding federal health and science agencies and firing scientists and researchers in 2025.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15