Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Brett Guthrie

Republican on Reauthorizing the Kay Hagan Tick Act 2026-07-20

165 words · 10 sentences · 15 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 87 / 100

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

Procedure 5%Claims 44%Reasoning 8%Thanks 32%The ask 10%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Claims · 73 wordsI rise in strong support of H.R. 4348, led by my colleagues, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), which authorizes the national and regional centers for excellence in vector-borne disease in the CDC’s cooperative agreements with health departments in high-risk areas for vector-borne diseases.¹ Vectors like mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas carry dangerous diseases, and vector-borne diseases can happen to anyone. They can have debilitating effects. Reasoning · 14 wordsPreventing these diseases is a bipartisan issue that I hope we all can support. Thanks · 53 wordsIn addition to thanking the bill’s sponsors for their leadership in advancing the efforts to reduce the alarming threat of vector-borne disease, I also thank the administration for their support of this bill and for their commitment to the American people by combating Lyme disease, which affects almost half a million Americans annually.²Thanks The ask · 16 wordsI encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 61

3 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 “I yield myself such time as I may consume.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “In addition to thanking the bill’s sponsors for their leadership in advancing the efforts to reduce the alarming threat of vector-borne disease, I also thank the administration for their support of this bill and for their commitment to the American people by combating Lyme disease,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “which affects almost half a million Americans annually.”Thanks: 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 · 100

0 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.

Nothing lost points.

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“authorizes the national and regional centers for excellence in vector-borne disease in the CDC’s cooperative agreements with health departments in high-risk areas for vector-borne diseases”H.R. 4348 authorizes national and regional centers of excellence in vector-borne disease and CDC cooperative agreements with health departments in high-risk areas for vector-borne diseases.search
2“affects almost half a million Americans annually”Lyme disease affects almost half a million Americans annually.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15