Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Thomas Massie

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

188 words · 13 sentences · 16 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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

Procedure 6%Claims 53%Reasoning 20%The question 13%The ask 8%

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

Madam Chair, Procedure · 12 wordsthis is a very simple amendment. I will just say it again.Procedure Claims · 46 wordsThe monarchy of Jordan doesn’t deserve the taxpayers’ money from the United States. In 2021, King Abdullah II secretly purchased over $106 million in luxury properties in Malibu, London, ¹and D.C. through 36 offshore shell companies while 16 percent of the Jordanian population lives in poverty.²³ Reasoning · 38 wordsIt has been said that foreign aid can be described as taking money from poor people in the United States and giving it to rich people in other countries, and that is what is happening in this instance. The question · 24 wordsHow much of this money is going to go toward more luxury properties for the King of Jordan? I would like to know that. Claims · 53 wordsThere needs to be more transparency in this money and, frankly, it needs to end completely.Vague promise We don’t have the money. We are in debt. It is contributing to the high cost of living here in the United States. We would be better off spending this money taking care of our own veterans. Madam Chair, The ask · 15 wordsI urge adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 93

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “this is a very simple amendment.”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 will just say it again.”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 · 90

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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “There needs to be more transparency in this money”It demands transparency with no actor, mechanism, or standard named, so nothing can be checked against it later.

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“King Abdullah II secretly purchased over $106 million in luxury properties in Malibu, London,”In 2021, Jordan’s King Abdullah II secretly purchased over $106 million in luxury properties in Malibu, London, and Washington, D.C.search
2“through 36 offshore shell companies”King Abdullah II’s 2021 luxury property purchases were made through 36 offshore shell companies.search
3“16 percent of the Jordanian population lives in poverty”16 percent of Jordan’s population lives in poverty.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15