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Chip Roy

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

501 words · 16 sentences · 19 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 86 / 100

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Thanks 17%Claims 57%Procedure 9%Reasoning 3%Positioning 14%

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Madam Chair, Thanks · 17 wordsI thank the gentleman from Florida for his strong work on making reforms to this appropriations package.Thanks Claims · 16 wordsHe did it in the previous Congress last year. He is doing it again this year. Thanks · 13 wordsThere have been a number of significant reforms that he deserves credit for, ThanksProcedure · 16 wordsand I wanted that to be clear when I am offering amendments to change the text.Procedure Claims · 256 wordsI would note there are still things in the appropriations process that I am not fond of using taxpayer money for, and the United Nations is one of those things. The amendment that I am offering here would prohibit any funds in the bill from being made available to the United Nations at all.¹ The bill continues to fund millions of dollars for the United Nations, despite longstanding concerns over anti-Israel bias, corruption, peacekeeper misconduct, institutional failure, ²and ways in which the United Nations operates on a regular basis in direct contradiction to the interests of the United States. That is undeniably true for observers of the United Nations, particularly over the last couple of decades and in recent years.Unearned certainty When you are a nation that is $40 trillion in debt, when you are a nation that is trying to figure out how to fund the basics of government and find the dollars that we need to secure the Nation with a strong defense, to modernize our military, to ensure border security, all the things that we need to do while we are still racking up debt to the tune of--by the way, paying for interest on the debt to the tune of over a trillion dollars a year, spending more on interest than we are on our own national defense, it strikes me as an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to continue to send that money to an entity that has been working in such negative ways with respect to our interests as a nation.³⁴⁵ Thanks · 54 wordsAgain, I applaud the chairman for all of his great work on things like UNRWA, working in collaboration with me and others on trying to remove that funding--it was very important--the United Nations Human Rights Council abomination, the United Nations Population Fund, other things that I know that the gentleman has been working on.Thanks Procedure · 24 wordsTo be very clear, I am not trying to impugn the bill in any way from that perspective. I just wish to go further.Procedure Reasoning · 17 wordsI think it is important that we pull the funds from an entity operating against our interests. Claims · 12 wordsIt has repeatedly failed to earn the confidence of the American people. Positioning · 69 wordsIt has stood up in solidarity with the worst and most evil countries in the world against our interests and dared to wag their finger at the United States, built on the back of our funding and generosity and, by the way, real estate, to give them a platform to target us and to target our interests, in addition to constantly and consistently going after our friends in Israel.Positioning Madam Chair, Procedure · 7 wordsI reserve the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 57

8 of 9 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 gentleman from Florida for his strong work on making reforms to this appropriations package.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “There have been a number of significant reforms that he deserves credit for,”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 “and I wanted that to be clear when I am offering amendments to change the text.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “Again, I applaud the chairman for all of his great work on things like UNRWA, working in collaboration with me and others on trying to remove that funding--it was very important--the United Nations Human Rights Council abomination, the United Nations Population Fund, other things that I know that the gentleman has been working on.”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 “To be very clear, I am not trying to impugn the bill in any way from that perspective.”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 just wish to go further.”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 “It has stood up in solidarity with the worst and most evil countries in the world against our interests and dared to wag their finger at the United States, built on the back of our funding and generosity and, by the way, real estate, to give them a platform to target us and to target our interests, in addition to constantly and consistently going after our friends in Israel.”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 “I reserve the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 9 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.

Reasoning · 93

0 of 9 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

Nothing lost points.

Conclusions found · 2

Conclusion“The amendment that I am offering here would prohibit any funds in the bill from being made available to the United Nations at all.”

Because“The bill continues to fund millions of dollars for the United Nations, despite longstanding concerns over anti-Israel bias, corruption, peacekeeper misconduct, institutional failure,”

“and ways in which the United Nations operates on a regular basis in direct contradiction to the interests of the United States.”

“When you are a nation that is $40 trillion in debt, when you are a nation that is trying to figure out how to fund the basics of government and find the dollars that we need to secure the Nation with a strong defense, to modernize our military, to ensure border security, all the things that we need to do while we are still racking up debt to the tune of--by the way, paying for interest on the debt to the tune of over a trillion dollars a year, spending more on interest than we are on our own national defense, it strikes me as an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to continue to send that money to an entity that has been working in such negative ways with respect to our interests as a nation.”

“I think it is important that we pull the funds from an entity operating against our interests.”

“It has repeatedly failed to earn the confidence of the American people.”

“It has stood up in solidarity with the worst and most evil countries in the world against our interests and dared to wag their finger at the United States, built on the back of our funding and generosity and, by the way, real estate, to give them a platform to target us and to target our interests, in addition to constantly and consistently going after our friends in Israel.”

Reason given
Conclusion“I think it is important that we pull the funds from an entity operating against our interests.”

Because“The bill continues to fund millions of dollars for the United Nations, despite longstanding concerns over anti-Israel bias, corruption, peacekeeper misconduct, institutional failure,”

“and ways in which the United Nations operates on a regular basis in direct contradiction to the interests of the United States.”

“It has stood up in solidarity with the worst and most evil countries in the world against our interests and dared to wag their finger at the United States, built on the back of our funding and generosity and, by the way, real estate, to give them a platform to target us and to target our interests, in addition to constantly and consistently going after our friends in Israel.”

Reason given

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 · 94

1 of 9 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 “That is undeniably true”Asserts the list of grievances in the previous clause as beyond dispute without citing any source.

Claims · 5

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“would prohibit any funds in the bill from being made available to the United Nations at all”Chip Roy’s amendment to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 would prohibit any funds in the bill from being made available to the United Nations.search
2“continues to fund millions of dollars for the United Nations”The FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act as drafted continues to provide millions of dollars in funding for the United Nations.search
3“$40 trillion in debt”The United States national debt is $40 trillion.search
4“paying for interest on the debt to the tune of over a trillion dollars a year”The United States pays over one trillion dollars per year in interest on the federal debt.search
5“spending more on interest than we are on our own national defense”US federal spending on debt interest exceeds spending on national defense.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15