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Lisa C. McClain

Republican on Common Cents Act 2026-07-14

307 words · 23 sentences · 31 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 89 / 100

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

Thanks 3%Claims 60%Positioning 12%Procedure 8%Reasoning 7%Anecdote 8%The ask 2%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 9 wordsI thank Chairman Hill for his help on this.Thanks Mr. Speaker, Claims · 12 wordsI rise today in support of H.R. 3074, the Common Cents Act. Positioning · 10 wordsThis is a straightforward bill that accomplishes one commonsense goal.Positioning Claims · 16 wordsIt stops the Federal Government from losing money on a coin that almost no one uses. Procedure · 4 wordsHere is the problem: ProcedureClaims · 10 wordsEvery penny we mint costs the taxpayers nearly 4 cents.¹ Procedure · 3 wordsThink about that.Procedure Reasoning · 9 wordsWe are spending 4 cents to make 1 cent. Claims · 14 wordsLast year alone, that absurd math cost the American taxpayers more than $85 million.² Reasoning · 14 wordsI think we can be a better steward of the taxpayers’ money than that. Anecdote · 25 wordsAs a businesswoman, I can assure you that no businessowner in my district or myself would ever spend four times as much to make $1.Anecdote Claims · 13 wordsYet, that is exactly how Washington has managed the penny year after year. Positioning · 7 wordsQuite frankly, that does not make sense.Positioning Claims · 18 wordsThe Common Cents Act fixes it. It directs the Treasury to stop minting the penny for general circulation, ³Procedure · 6 wordsand quite frankly, that is it.Procedure Claims · 40 wordsIt does not take away a single penny that somebody already owns. Every penny in your pocket, every penny in your piggy bank, and every penny in that jar on your counter stays as legal tender if it is unused.⁴ Positioning · 6 wordsThis is not a radical idea.Positioning Claims · 5 wordsPresident Trump called for it.⁵ Positioning · 5 wordsIt is his commonsense idea, PositioningThe ask · 5 wordsand it should become law. Claims · 20 wordsI introduced this bill with Congressman Robert Garcia, ⁶and it cleared the Committee on Financial Services with strong bipartisan support.⁷ Positioning · 10 wordsRepublicans and Democrats don’t agree on much in this town, PositioningProcedure · 6 wordsbut we do agree on this: ProcedureClaims · 12 wordsWe shouldn’t be wasting $85 million a year to keep minting pennies.⁸ Procedure · 5 wordsNot only do we agree, ProcedureClaims · 23 wordsbut, Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record letters of support from local industry leaders who also support this commonsense piece of legislation.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 67

12 of 12 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank Chairman Hill for his help on this.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “This is a straightforward bill that accomplishes one commonsense goal.”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 “Here is the problem:”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 “Think about that.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “As a businesswoman, I can assure you that no businessowner in my district or myself would ever spend four times as much to make $1.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Quite frankly, that does not make sense.”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 quite frankly, that is it.”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 “This is not a radical idea.”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 his commonsense idea,”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 “Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much in this town,”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 “but we do agree on this:”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 “Not only do we agree,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 12 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 12 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 · 8

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“Every penny we mint costs the taxpayers nearly 4 cents.”It costs the U.S. government nearly 4 cents to mint each penny.search
2“Last year alone, that absurd math cost the American taxpayers more than $85 million.”U.S. penny production cost taxpayers more than $85 million in 2025.search
3“It directs the Treasury to stop minting the penny for general circulation”H.R. 3074, the Common Cents Act, directs the Treasury to stop minting pennies for general circulation.search
4“every penny in that jar on your counter stays as legal tender”Under the Common Cents Act, pennies would remain legal tender.search
5“President Trump called for it.”President Trump called for ending penny production.search
6“I introduced this bill with Congressman Robert Garcia”Lisa McClain introduced H.R. 3074, the Common Cents Act, jointly with Congressman Robert Garcia.search
7“it cleared the Committee on Financial Services with strong bipartisan support”H.R. 3074 was reported out of the House Committee on Financial Services with bipartisan support.search
8“We shouldn’t be wasting $85 million a year to keep minting pennies.”The U.S. spends about $85 million a year minting pennies.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15