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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat on Early Act Reauthorization of 2025 2026-07-20

519 words · 25 sentences · 39 clauses

Statement grade

B+

83 / 100, held down by Signal

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Thanks 17%Procedure 6%Claims 47%Anecdote 23%Reasoning 2%Promise 6%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 70 wordsI thank the gentlewoman for yielding. To my colleague from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick), I was proud to be elected in the same class as his late brother, Mike.¹ He was a good and decent man, someone who always reached across the aisle. I was really fortunate to be able to serve with him and with the current Congressman Fitzpatrick. I thank him for continuing the fight against cancer with us.Thanks Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 29 wordsI am proud to rise in strong support of my bipartisan bill, the Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act, or the EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025.Procedure Thanks · 16 wordsFirst, I thank Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone for their strong support of this legislation, ThanksClaims · 57 wordsbecause one in eight American women, ²as you have heard, will get breast cancer, and 42,000 are expected to lose their life from it this year.³ The earlier it is caught, the better our chances are to survive and beat it. When breast cancer is caught in its earliest stage, survival rates shoot up to 99 percent.⁴ Anecdote · 118 wordsTrust me. I know catching it early saved my life. Almost 18 years ago, when I was just 41 years old, I heard those four harrowing words: ⁵``You have breast cancer.’’ I can tell you, I remember feeling like I was being crushed by an anvil. Like many Ashkenazi Jewish women, I found out I carry the BRCA2 gene mutation, making me far more likely to get breast cancer and ovarian cancer during my lifetime, ⁶and far more likely for recurrence. After 15 months and many surgeries and tons of support from family and close friends, I was cancer-free. Finding it early saved my life, and now we have generational awareness of this genetic risk in my family.Anecdote Claims · 186 wordsMillions of young women need these same tools, so once I was cancer- free, I passed the original EARLY Act, which became law in 2010.⁷ Since it first became law, breast cancer cases have steadily risen by 1.4 percent annually for women under 50, twice the rate of older women, ⁸and by as much as 3.5 percent in women between 20 and 29.⁹ The law created three CDC programs that helped young and high-risk women focus on breast cancer risks and address the reality of rising breast cancer rates in young women.¹⁰ The Bring Your Brave campaign amplifies stories to raise awareness in young women 18 to 44 about unique risks, signs, ¹¹and symptoms. The Young Breast Cancer Survivors Program funds grants for nonprofits that provide support services and resources to boost patient survival and their quality of life.¹² It also ensures healthcare providers know the unique challenges that breast cancer poses to young and high-risk women. Unfortunately, too many young women and high-risk women are dismissed by healthcare providers thinking, ``Oh, what you have is just a cyst,’’ or, ``Young women don’t get breast cancer.’’ Reasoning · 11 wordsThe bottom line is reauthorizing the EARLY Act saves women’s lives, Unearned certaintyPromise · 32 wordsand I am proud to team up with Representatives Miller-Meeks, Castor, Fitzpatrick, Dingell, ¹³and Harshbarger, and Senators Klobuchar and Crapo, to make sure those resources are out there for all of us.¹⁴

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Signal · 53

19 of 20 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 gentlewoman for yielding.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “To my colleague from Pennsylvania (Mr.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “Fitzpatrick), I was proud to be elected in the same class as his late brother, Mike.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “He was a good and decent man, someone who always reached across the aisle.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I was really fortunate to be able to serve with him and with the current Congressman Fitzpatrick.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank him for continuing the fight against cancer with us.”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 “I am proud to rise in strong support of my bipartisan bill, the Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act,”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 “or the EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “First, I thank Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone for their strong support of this legislation,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Trust me.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I know catching it early saved my life.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Almost 18 years ago, when I was just 41 years old, I heard those four harrowing words:”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “``You have breast cancer.’’”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I can tell you, I remember feeling like I was being crushed by an anvil.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Like many Ashkenazi Jewish women, I found out I carry the BRCA2 gene mutation, making me far more likely to get breast cancer and ovarian cancer during my lifetime,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “and far more likely for recurrence.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “After 15 months and many surgeries and tons of support from family and close friends, I was cancer-free.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Finding it early saved my life,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “and now we have generational awareness of this genetic risk in my family.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 20 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 20 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 bottom line is reauthorizing the EARLY Act saves women’s lives,”

Because“The earlier it is caught, the better our chances are to survive and beat it.”

“When breast cancer is caught in its earliest stage, survival rates shoot up to 99 percent.”

“The law created three CDC programs that helped young and high-risk women focus on breast cancer risks and address the reality of rising breast cancer rates in young women.”

Reason given
Conclusion“and Senators Klobuchar and Crapo, to make sure those resources are out there for all of us.”

Because“The bottom line is reauthorizing the EARLY Act saves women’s lives,”

“Millions of young women need these same tools,”

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 · 96

1 of 20 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 “The bottom line is”The formula asserts the conclusion that reauthorization saves lives without offering a source or measure for the claim.

Claims · 14

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“elected in the same class as his late brother, Mike”Debbie Wasserman Schultz was first elected to Congress in the same election class as Mike Fitzpatrick, the late brother of Representative Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.search
2“one in eight American women”About one in eight American women will get breast cancer in their lifetime.search
3“42,000 are expected to lose their life from it this year”About 42,000 American women are expected to die from breast cancer in 2026.search
4“survival rates shoot up to 99 percent”In the United States, breast cancer caught at its earliest stage has a 99 percent survival rate.search
5“Almost 18 years ago, when I was just 41 years old”Debbie Wasserman Schultz was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 41, nearly 18 years before this July 2026 speech (around 2008).search
6“I carry the BRCA2 gene mutation”Debbie Wasserman Schultz carries the BRCA2 gene mutation, which raises her risk of breast and ovarian cancer.search
7“which became law in 2010”The original EARLY Act became federal law in 2010.search
8“breast cancer cases have steadily risen by 1.4 percent annually for women under 50, twice the rate of older women”Since 2010, breast cancer incidence among US women under 50 has risen by 1.4 percent annually, twice the rate for older women.search
9“by as much as 3.5 percent in women between 20 and 29”Breast cancer incidence among US women aged 20 to 29 has risen by as much as 3.5 percent annually.search
10“The law created three CDC programs”The original EARLY Act created three CDC programs focused on young and high-risk women.search
11“raise awareness in young women 18 to 44”The CDC’s Bring Your Brave campaign raises breast cancer awareness among women aged 18 to 44.search
12“funds grants for nonprofits that provide support services”The CDC’s Young Breast Cancer Survivors Program funds grants to nonprofits that provide support services for young breast cancer survivors.search
13“team up with Representatives Miller-Meeks, Castor, Fitzpatrick, Dingell”Representatives Miller-Meeks, Castor, Fitzpatrick, Dingell, and Harshbarger have joined Wasserman Schultz on the EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025.search
14“Senators Klobuchar and Crapo”Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Crapo are part of the bipartisan effort to reauthorize the EARLY Act.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15