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Elijah Crane

Republican on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 2026-07-15

170 words · 13 sentences · 17 clauses

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Claims 72%Anecdote 14%Promise 5%The ask 5%Procedure 5%

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

Mr. Chair, Claims · 36 wordslike I said, this is already law. We are clearly just not enforcing it.Unearned certainty I will reiterate that we are close to $40 trillion in debt.¹ We are spending $2 trillion annually that we don’t have.² Anecdote · 23 wordsAs a servicemember myself, I am not trying to say that we don’t receive anything from cooperation and training with our foreign partners.Anecdote Claims · 86 wordsThe point is this is already law. This is already the law. We are just not enforcing it, and we are not collecting these reimbursements which we are entitled to. For far too long, the United States has borne the brunt of global defense, and I know it doesn’t mean a lot to many people in this Chamber that we are $40 trillion in debt, but we continue to spend money that we don’t have. Again, this is already the law. There is just no enforcement. Promise · 9 wordsThat is what my amendment would take care of. The ask · 8 wordsAgain, I urge my colleagues to support it, 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 · 81

2 of 3 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.

A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “As a servicemember myself, I am not trying to say that we don’t receive anything from cooperation and training with our foreign partners.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not 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 3 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 · 95

1 of 3 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 “clearly”The word asserts the conclusion as obvious in place of offering any source or evidence.

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“we are close to $40 trillion in debt”The United States federal debt is close to $40 trillion.search
2“We are spending $2 trillion annually that we don’t have”The United States is spending about $2 trillion annually beyond what it has, i.e. running roughly $2 trillion annual deficits.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15