Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Suhas Subramanyam

Democrat on Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 2026-07-20

109 words · 7 sentences · 11 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 95 / 100

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

Procedure 16%Claims 50%Reasoning 24%The ask 10%

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

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Madam Speaker, Claims · 10 wordsthe American people are working hard to make ends meet, Reasoning · 15 wordsand so they deserve to know how the Federal Government is spending their tax dollars. Claims · 45 wordsThe Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 helps. It increases transparency on how taxpayer dollars are spent by requiring Federal agencies to disclose other transaction agreements, ¹or OTAs. These contracts have historically been excluded from public reporting, ²but they account for nearly $20 billion annually.³ Reasoning · 11 wordsThis is a commonsense measure to increase transparency in Federal contracting. Madam Speaker, The ask · 11 wordsI urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill, Procedure · 8 wordsand I reserve the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 84

2 of 2 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.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “and I reserve the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 2 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 2 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 · 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“requiring Federal agencies to disclose other transaction agreements”The Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 requires federal agencies to disclose other transaction agreement expenditures.search
2“historically been excluded from public reporting”Other transaction agreements (OTAs) have historically been excluded from public federal spending reporting.search
3“account for nearly $20 billion annually”Other transaction agreements account for nearly $20 billion in federal spending annually.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15