Analysis · Floor speech · beta

John Barrasso

Republican on Wyoming (Executive Session) 2026-07-16

797 words · 67 sentences · 83 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 82 / 100

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Greeting 2%Claims 74%Positioning 21%Procedure 3%Aside 1%

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Mr. President, Greeting · 17 wordsover just the last couple of weeks, the people of Wyoming have celebrated two very important events: GreetingClaims · 167 wordsJuly 4, Independence Day, as America turned 250; ¹and July 10, Wyoming Statehood Day. My home State of Wyoming turned 136 that day.² We celebrated both of those great occurrences all across the State for a full week. We had the iconic Cody Stampede Rodeo in Cody, WY. We saw volunteers in Gillette serve over 4,000 hot dogs at the Independence Day community celebration.³ We saw the Boy Scouts in Sheridan serve over 1,000 pancake breakfasts.⁴ And my Rotary Club in Casper celebrated the values that started our country. We had Wyoming best-selling author C.J. Box read the Declaration of Independence at a community gathering in Carbon County.⁵ The streets were packed for the Independence Day parade in Cody, and people then gathered at Veterans Park for the annual ``Let Freedom Ring’’ celebration. The seats were full for the Big Wyo Rodeo in Sheridan and the Casper Rodeo finals just this past Saturday night. Our entire congressional delegation attended parades and festivities all across the Cowboy State. Positioning · 95 wordsThis is the America that we saw these past 2 weeks. Yet there is another vision being offered to this country today, and we see it on the other side of the aisle. It is the vision being offered by the Democrats, and it is a dark vision, indeed. It is a vision of open borders, of high taxes, and of lawlessness. It is a vision that damages our communities and disrespects the values that Americans hold dear. Today’s Democrat Party has taken a radical turn to the left. Today’s Democrat leadership is enabling it.Positioning Claims · 89 wordsAmerica’s largest city--the hometown of the minority leader, Senator Schumer--is now being run by a professed socialist.⁶ Our Nation’s Capital is about to elect one as well. People proclaiming to be socialists are winning Democrat primaries across the country. In Michigan, a Democrat front-runner for the U.S. Senate is campaigning with an extremist who blames America for the September 11 terrorist attacks. These were the attacks that 25 years ago cost the lives of 2,977 Americans.⁷ Extremism drives the Democrat Party, and its influence within the party is growing. Procedure · 5 wordsHere is what they want: ProcedureClaims · 124 wordsDemocrats want open borders. Democrats want to defund the police. Democrats want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Democrats want to abolish the U.S. Border Patrol. Democrats want to weaken law enforcement. They want to make it harder to remove illegal immigrant criminals from our communities. Democrats want to pack the Supreme Court. They want judges who will rewrite the law and ignore the Constitution. Democrats want to abolish the electoral college. They want to make it possible for only a handful of big cities in blue States to control the selection of the next President. Democrats want higher taxes. They want hard-working American families to pay for healthcare for illegal immigrants. Democrats want to keep affordable, available, reliable American energy in the ground. Positioning · 18 wordsThat is today’s Democrat Party. They are radical, they are extreme, they are dangerous, and they are scary.Positioning Claims · 61 wordsYou may have noticed that, in the middle of a heat wave, the new Democrat mayor told New Yorkers to turn up their air conditioning to 78 degrees.⁸ Why? Because the New York power grid was collapsing.⁹ How could that be? Why was the New York power grid collapsing? Well, because New York Democrats--pressured by climate extremists--shut down reliable nuclear powerplants.¹⁰ Aside · 7 wordsWelcome to the Democrat Party of 2026.Aside Claims · 145 wordsAlarmingly, in this very Chamber, Democrat leaders are cheering on the radical left. After socialists swept their primaries this summer, one Democrat Senator said that ``this is a very good trend.’’¹¹ Another said it is a sign that their party is ``alive and well.’’ Another said we are now seeing the ``future of the Democrat Party.’’ By contrast, Republicans continue to deliver results.Vague promise We passed the Working Families Tax Cut law.¹² We stopped the largest tax increase in American history. We put more money back into the pockets of millions of hard-working Americans. Ninety-six percent of Americans who make under $200,000 a year benefited from the Working Families Tax Cut law.¹³ Republicans secured the border. We passed the largest investment in border security in American history.¹⁴ We fully funded ICE and Border Patrol for the next 3 years, ¹⁵and we are deporting illegal immigrant criminals. Procedure · 4 wordsThe contrast is clear: ProcedureUnearned certaintyPositioning · 54 wordsDemocrats stand for high taxes, open borders, and lawlessness. Republicans stand for freedom, liberty, and American greatness. America is worth defending. America is worth celebrating. America is worth fighting for. That is what Republicans are committed to doing, and that is what we did as the people of Wyoming over the Fourth of July.Positioning Procedure · 11 wordsI yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.Procedure

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Signal · 65

28 of 30 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.

Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “over just the last couple of weeks, the people of Wyoming have celebrated two very important events:”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “This is the America that we saw these past 2 weeks.”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 “Yet there is another vision being offered to this country today,”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 “and we see it on the other side of the aisle.”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 the vision being offered by the Democrats,”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 “and it is a dark vision, indeed.”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 a vision of open borders, of high taxes,”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 “and of lawlessness.”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 a vision that damages our communities and disrespects the values that Americans hold dear.”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 “Today’s Democrat Party has taken a radical turn to the left.”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 “Today’s Democrat leadership is enabling it.”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 what they want:”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 “That is today’s Democrat Party.”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 “They are radical, they are extreme, they are dangerous,”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 “and they are scary.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Welcome to the Democrat Party of 2026.”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 “The contrast is clear:”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 “Democrats stand for high taxes, open borders,”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 “and lawlessness.”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 stand for freedom, liberty,”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 “and American greatness.”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 “America is worth defending.”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 “America is worth celebrating.”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 “America is worth fighting for.”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 “That is what Republicans are committed to doing,”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 “and that is what we did as the people of Wyoming over the Fourth of July.”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 yield the floor.”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 suggest the absence of a quorum.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

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Respect · no score

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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 · 99

2 of 30 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 “deliver results”A commitment with no measure, date, or success condition.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “The contrast is clear”Asserts clarity in place of any supporting source or evidence.

Claims · 15

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1“as America turned 250; ”The United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence on July 4, 2026.search
2“My home State of Wyoming turned 136 that day”Wyoming marked the 136th anniversary of its statehood on July 10, 2026.search
3“volunteers in Gillette serve over 4,000 hot dogs at the Independence Day community celebration”Volunteers in Gillette, Wyoming served over 4,000 hot dogs at the July 4 community celebration in 2026.search
4“Boy Scouts in Sheridan serve over 1,000 pancake breakfasts”Boy Scouts in Sheridan, Wyoming served over 1,000 pancake breakfasts at the Independence Day event in 2026.search
5“Box read the Declaration of Independence at a community gathering in Carbon County.”Author C.J. Box read the Declaration of Independence at a community gathering in Carbon County, Wyoming in 2026.search
6“America’s largest city--the hometown of the minority leader, Senator Schumer--is now being run by a professed socialist”New York City, Senator Schumer’s hometown, is currently governed by a mayor who professes to be a socialist.search
7“attacks that 25 years ago cost the lives of 2,977 Americans”The September 11 terrorist attacks killed 2,977 people.search
8“the new Democrat mayor told New Yorkers to turn up their air conditioning to 78 degrees”During a 2026 heat wave, New York City’s mayor told residents to set their air conditioning to 78 degrees.search
9“the New York power grid was collapsing”The New York power grid experienced a collapse or near-collapse during the 2026 heat wave.search
10“New York Democrats--pressured by climate extremists--shut down reliable nuclear powerplants”New York shut down operating nuclear powerplants.search
11“one Democrat Senator said that ``this is a very good trend.’’”A Democratic Senator said of socialists sweeping the primaries that ``this is a very good trend.’’search
12“We passed the Working Families Tax Cut law”Congress passed a law called the Working Families Tax Cut law.search
13“Ninety-six percent of Americans who make under $200,000 a year benefited from the Working Families Tax Cut law”96% of Americans earning under $200,000 a year benefited from the Working Families Tax Cut law.search
14“We passed the largest investment in border security in American history”Congress passed what the speaker calls the largest investment in border security in American history.search
15“We fully funded ICE and Border Patrol for the next 3 years”Recent legislation fully funded ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol for the next 3 years.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15