Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Suhas Subramanyam

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

44 words · 3 sentences · 5 clauses

Statement grade

B+

80 / 100, held down by Signal

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

Procedure 50%Claims 7%Reasoning 25%The ask 18%

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

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 13 wordsI yield myself the balance of my time for the purposes of closing.Procedure Madam Speaker, Claims · 3 wordscosts are skyrocketing, Reasoning · 11 wordsand people deserve to know how their money is being spent. The ask · 8 wordsI urge my colleagues to support this bill, Procedure · 9 wordsand I yield back the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 50

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 the balance of my time for the purposes of closing.”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 yield back 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 · 0

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

No checkable claims.

Analyzed on 2026-09-15