Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Richard J. Durbin

Democrat on Elections 2026-09-14

48 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

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Procedure 100%

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Procedure · 48 wordsI announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 46, ¹as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). On this vote, the yeas are 47, the nays are 46.² The motion is agreed to.³ The motion was agreed to.Procedure

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What the tags mean

Signal · 0

9 of 9 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 announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr.”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 “Coons) is necessarily absent.”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 “The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 46,”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 “as follows:”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 “The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr.”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 “Ricketts).”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 “On this vote, the yeas are 47, the nays are 46.”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 “The motion is agreed to.”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 “The motion was agreed to.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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

Respect · no score

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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 · no score

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Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

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“yeas 47, nays 46”A Senate vote resulted in 47 yeas and 46 nays.search
2“the yeas are 47, the nays are 46”The presiding officer announced the Senate vote tally as 47 yeas and 46 nays.search
3“The motion is agreed to.”The Senate motion before the chamber was agreed to by a vote of 47 to 46.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16