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Bernie Moreno

Republican on Order for Adjournment 2026-07-20

517 words · 36 sentences · 43 clauses

Statement grade

Average 79 / 100

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Procedure 16%Aside 14%Claims 52%Positioning 3%Reasoning 5%Promise 3%The ask 6%The question 1%

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Mr. President, Procedure · 16 wordsthat may be a rule XIX violation. (Laughter.) We have heard a lot of arguments tonight, ProcedureAside · 10 wordsand I feel badly for the people at home, honestly, AsideClaims · 10 wordsbecause they are only hearing one side of the argument, Positioning · 13 wordsand I think most Americans want to hear both sides of an argument.Positioning Claims · 61 wordsI think that is what makes the U.S. Senate--at least theoretically--interesting, because this is billed as being the most deliberative body on Earth. Yet, 2 hours ago, there were 40 Democrat Senators who came to this Chamber--who walked into this Chamber--and voted.¹ Yet there isn’t a single, solitary Democrat Senator sitting here today, this evening, listening to any of this conversation.² Reasoning · 24 wordsYou can’t really persuade people if they are not even willing to listen to the conversation or, quite frankly, to even debate the issues. Promise · 14 wordsSo I thought what we would do tonight is, maybe, debate it for them. The ask · 32 wordsSo, if you could summon your inner Democrat Senator--I would ask my colleague from Utah and my other colleague from Ohio to summon their inner Democrat Senator and start with No. 1. Claims · 24 wordsThe objection that I have heard of this conversation--we heard it at committee the other day--is how this bill absolutely rips apart States’ rights. Procedure · 30 wordsYou talked about that, Senator Lee, in your conversation. I am not going to repeat what you said because you said it much better than I could ever say it, ProcedureClaims · 84 wordsbut I will point out that, back in 2023, the Democrats wanted to pass a bill called H.R.³ 1. H.R. 1 means it was the No. 1 bill proposed by the House of Representatives at the time. There was a Senate version called S.⁴ 1, meaning it was the first priority of the Senate’s. As the Presiding Officer knows, I think we are up to S. 7000 right now. There have been lots of bills introduced. But this was the first one--meaning top priority. Procedure · 7 wordsWhat was that bill called, you ask?Procedure Claims · 8 wordsIt was called the For the People Act.⁵ Aside · 63 wordsPersonally, I don’t know how anybody could be against a bill that is called ``For the People’’ because you would have to be against being for the people. It is pretty good. I know, in the car business, they accuse us of bait and switch and false advertising. I think the FTC would take that one up in a heartbeat as false advertising.Aside Procedure · 13 wordsWhat did the For the People Act do? What did H.R. 1 do?Procedure Claims · 21 wordsIt nationalized our elections.⁶ It literally took all of the power away from States and concentrated it here in Washington, DC. Procedure · 17 wordsYou think: Was this done to improve voter integrity? Oh, no, no. You would be grossly mistaken.ProcedureUnearned certainty Claims · 63 wordsThis was about eliminating States’ rights to enforce voter ID, proof of citizenship, controls on mail-in balloting, controls on how people register to vote.Logical leap So imagine, just a few years ago, Democrats wanted to nationalize elections to strip away voter integrity, and now they are saying it is an affront to States’ rights to insist on simple voter ID and proof of citizenship. The question · 7 wordsWould you consider that hypocrisy, Senator Lee?

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What the tags mean

Signal · 61

17 of 19 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 “that may be a rule XIX violation. (Laughter.) We have heard a lot of arguments tonight,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “and I feel badly for the people at home, honestly,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and I think most Americans want to hear both sides of an argument.”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 “You talked about that, Senator Lee, in your conversation.”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 am not going to repeat what you said because you said it much better than I could ever say it,”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 “What was that bill called, you ask?”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Personally, I don’t know how anybody could be against a bill that is called ``For the People’’ because you would have to be against being for the people.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “It is pretty good.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I know, in the car business, they accuse us of bait and switch and false advertising.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I think the FTC would take that one up in a heartbeat as false advertising.”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 “What did the For the People Act do?”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 “What did H.R.”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 “1 do?”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 “You think:”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 “Was this done to improve voter integrity?”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 “Oh, no, no.”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 “You would be grossly mistaken.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Reasoning · 77

1 of 19 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.

A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it.What the tags mean “This was about eliminating States’ rights to enforce voter ID, proof of citizenship, controls on mail-in balloting, controls on how people register to vote.”Clause 41 asserts a single bill’s purpose as stripping States’ rights to justify a general charge of Democratic hypocrisy, carrying one example a general claim.

Conclusions found · 2

Conclusion“So I thought what we would do tonight is, maybe, debate it for them.”

Because“Yet there isn’t a single, solitary Democrat Senator sitting here today, this evening, listening to any of this conversation.”

“You can’t really persuade people if they are not even willing to listen to the conversation or, quite frankly, to even debate the issues.”

Reason given
Conclusion“and now they are saying it is an affront to States’ rights to insist on simple voter ID and proof of citizenship.”

Because“It nationalized our elections.”

“It literally took all of the power away from States and concentrated it here in Washington, DC.”

“This was about eliminating States’ rights to enforce voter ID, proof of citizenship, controls on mail-in balloting, controls on how people register to vote.”

“So imagine, just a few years ago, Democrats wanted to nationalize elections to strip away voter integrity,”

Reason flawed

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

1 of 19 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 “You would be grossly mistaken”It asserts certainty about others’ motives in place of any source.

Claims · 6

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“2 hours ago, there were 40 Democrat Senators who came to this Chamber--who walked into this Chamber--and voted”About 2 hours before this speech, 40 Democrat Senators came to the Senate Chamber and voted.search
2“there isn’t a single, solitary Democrat Senator sitting here today, this evening”No Democrat Senator was present on the Senate floor on the evening of July 20, 2026 during this speech.search
3“but I will point out that, back in 2023, the Democrats wanted to pass a bill called H.R.”In 2023, congressional Democrats sought to pass H.R. 1.search
4“There was a Senate version called S.”The Senate companion to H.R. 1 was numbered S. 1.search
5“It was called the For the People Act”H.R. 1/S. 1 in the 2023 Congress was titled the For the People Act.search
6“It nationalized our elections”The For the People Act (H.R. 1) would shift election administration authority from the states to the federal government in Washington, DC.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16