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Pat Harrigan

Republican on Land Conveyance, Fort Bragg, Harnett County, North Carolina 2026-09-14

238 words · 19 sentences · 22 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 89 / 100

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

Procedure 7%Positioning 13%Claims 42%Anecdote 12%Reasoning 15%The ask 11%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 31 wordswhat does it say about our priorities if North Carolina has the land to train our soldiers for war but not the space to care for them when they grow old?Positioning Claims · 82 wordsThat is the problem H.R. 10159 helps solve, and it is why I am proud to cosponsor this bill. North Carolina is home to more than 600,000 veterans, ¹but today the 150-bed Fayetteville State Veterans Home is closed after serious structural problems forced every resident out.² The building has closed. The need that it served has not changed. Just a few miles away at Fort Bragg, there are approximately 20 acres that can give that new home a place to be built.³ Anecdote · 29 wordsI know Fort Bragg well. I trained there as a Green Beret and deployed from there to Afghanistan.⁴ The men I served alongside are veterans now. So am I.Anecdote Claims · 8 wordsThe 20-year-old soldier eventually becomes the 70-year-old veteran. Reasoning · 15 wordsThe country that needed him at 20 still has a responsibility to him at 70. Claims · 9 wordsFort Bragg has spent generations preparing Americans for service. Reasoning · 21 wordsNow, we have an opportunity to use a small part of it to care for them after that service is over. The ask · 27 wordsGive North Carolina the land. Let us build the home, and let us take care of the people who spent their lives taking care of our country. Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 wordsI reserve the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 67

7 of 7 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.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “what does it say about our priorities if North Carolina has the land to train our soldiers for war but not the space to care for them when they grow old?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I know Fort Bragg well.”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 trained there as a Green Beret and deployed from there to Afghanistan.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “The men I served alongside are veterans now.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “So am I.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I reserve the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 7 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 7 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 · 4

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“North Carolina is home to more than 600,000 veterans”More than 600,000 veterans live in North Carolina.search
2“the 150-bed Fayetteville State Veterans Home is closed after serious structural problems forced every resident out”The 150-bed Fayetteville State Veterans Home in North Carolina was closed and all its residents were moved out because of serious structural problems.search
3“approximately 20 acres”The parcel at Fort Bragg that the bill would convey to North Carolina is approximately 20 acres.search
4“I trained there as a Green Beret and deployed from there to Afghanistan”Pat Harrigan served as a Green Beret, trained at Fort Bragg, and deployed to Afghanistan from Fort Bragg.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16