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Kat Cammack

Republican on Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 2026-07-14

701 words · 38 sentences · 53 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 81 / 100

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

Thanks 7%Procedure 10%Positioning 8%Claims 26%Anecdote 15%Reasoning 26%Aside 2%The ask 6%

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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 8 wordsI thank the chairman for yielding me time.Thanks Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 23 wordstoday, I rise in strong support for H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by my friend and fellow Floridian, Congressman Vern Buchanan.¹Procedure Positioning · 26 wordsThis is one of those issues that has been highlighted here today that brings us together as Americans, regardless of party, no matter where you are.Positioning Procedure · 14 wordsEveryone always asks the same question every year because we are all equally annoyed: ProcedureUnearned certaintyPositioning · 10 wordsWhy in the heck are we still changing our clocks?Positioning Claims · 31 wordsFor decades, we have accepted this ritual of springing forward and falling back, even though it disrupts routines, throws off our sleep, and creates unnecessary frustration for families across the country. Anecdote · 69 wordsI will say, Mr. Speaker, it was always a nuisance, but as a new mom with an infant child getting the baby on a sleep schedule--and all the moms and dads of infants know what I am talking about. You get your schedule going, and then you have to spring forward or fall back, and then you start cussing the dang time changes. This is personal at this point.Anecdote Reasoning · 15 wordsIt is time we stop changing the clocks and we start using some common sense. Mr. Speaker, Claims · 13 wordsthere are lots of Floridians here in the Chamber supporting this bill because, Positioning · 8 wordsas Floridians--we are The Sunshine State--we value sunshine.Positioning Reasoning · 72 wordsIt is critical that we do this because we all know very closely and firsthand that our communities thrive when our families have more daylight after work and after school.Unearned certainty That extra hour means more Little League games, more evenings at local parks, more dinners at outdoor patios and restaurants, more customers walking through the doors of all of our mom-and-pop businesses, and more time for families to simply enjoy being together. Anecdote · 39 wordsAgain, as a Floridian, it is hot in the middle of the day in the summer. It gets nice in Florida in the afternoons and evenings. It would be nice for us to enjoy a little bit more time.Anecdote Aside · 15 wordsI know I am making this about Florida, but I am just being honest: #MakeAmericaFlorida.Aside Claims · 74 wordsFor a State like Florida that welcomes millions of visitors every single year, more daylight in the evening means more opportunities. This legislation does exactly what Americans have been asking Congress to do not just for years but decades: Unearned certaintyEnd outdated practices of changing our clocks twice a year by making daylight saving time permanent.² It also respects the choices of States that have already opted out of daylight saving time under current law.³ Procedure · 3 wordsLet’s be honest.Procedure Reasoning · 75 wordsThere are very few things that everyone agrees on these days, but whether you are a parent, like me, trying to get your kids to sleep or get your kids out the door for school, or you are a small business owner, a farmer, a first responder, or someone who just wants one less thing to worry about, changing the clocks twice a year is a hassle that most Americans are ready to leave behind. Procedure · 21 wordsWe all have heard the studies here in the debate today about the real benefits to ending these biannual clock changes.Procedure Claims · 12 wordsThe research has suggested that eliminating the time changes improves public safety. Thanks · 12 wordsAs the wife of a first responder, I very much appreciate that.Thanks Claims · 50 wordsIt reduces disruptions to sleep and could even provide energy savings. This bill doesn’t create any new Federal bureaucracies. It doesn’t grow the size of government, and it doesn’t impose costly new regulations. Instead, it simplifies life. It will be one less thing for the American people to worry about. Reasoning · 20 wordsSometimes the best thing in Congress that we can do is remove unnecessary burdens that no longer serve its purposes. Procedure · 9 wordsThat is exactly what we are doing here today.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 12 wordsthis is a practical, bipartisan solution whose time, pun intended, has come.Positioning The ask · 29 wordsLet’s stop asking Americans to reset their clocks every March and November. Let’s provide some certainty and consistency and a little more sunshine at the end of the day. Mr. Speaker, The ask · 14 wordsI urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act. Thanks · 27 wordsI thank my friend and colleague, Congressman Vern Buchanan, for his efforts in advancing this and making this a real change that every American can get behind.Thanks

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What the tags mean

Signal · 54

26 of 29 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 the chairman for yielding me time.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “today, I rise in strong support for 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 “139, the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by my friend and fellow Floridian, Congressman Vern Buchanan.”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 one of those issues that has been highlighted here today that brings us together as Americans, regardless of party, no matter where you are.”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 “Everyone always asks the same question every year because we are all equally annoyed:”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 “Why in the heck are we still changing our clocks?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I will say, Mr. Speaker, it was always a nuisance,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “but as a new mom with an infant child getting the baby on a sleep schedule--and all the moms and dads of infants know what I am talking about.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “You get your schedule going,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “and then you have to spring forward or fall back,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “and then you start cussing the dang time changes.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “This is personal at this point.”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 “as Floridians--we are The Sunshine State--we value sunshine.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Again,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “as a Floridian, it is hot in the middle of the day in the summer.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “It gets nice in Florida in the afternoons and evenings.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “It would be nice for us to enjoy a little bit more time.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I know I am making this about Florida,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “but I am just being honest:”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “#MakeAmericaFlorida.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Let’s be honest.”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 “We all have heard the studies here in the debate today about the real benefits to ending these biannual clock changes.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “As the wife of a first responder, I very much appreciate that.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “That is exactly what we are doing here today.”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 a practical, bipartisan solution whose time, pun intended, has come.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank my friend and colleague, Congressman Vern Buchanan, for his efforts in advancing this and making this a real change that every American can get behind.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 29 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 · 88

3 of 29 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 “Everyone always asks the same question”Asserts what everyone does without any source or evidence.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “we all know very closely and firsthand”Replaces evidence for the claimed benefit with an appeal to what everyone supposedly knows.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “This legislation does exactly what Americans have been asking Congress to do”Asserts the desires of Americans for decades with no source offered.

Claims · 3

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“139, the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by my friend and fellow Floridian, Congressman Vern Buchanan.”H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act, was introduced by Congressman Vern Buchanan of Florida.search
2“End outdated practices of changing our clocks twice a year by making daylight saving time permanent”The Sunshine Protection Act ends the twice-yearly clock changes by making daylight saving time permanent.search
3“It also respects the choices of States that have already opted out of daylight saving time under current law”Under current law, some States are exempt from daylight saving time, and the bill permits them to keep standard time.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15