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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity. Average 85 / 100
Signal
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Procedure 27% Claims 66% Thanks 6%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 4
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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 31 words I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 2406, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2025. Procedure Claims · 94 words The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act required NOAA to develop a policy to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment within its workforce.1 In 2021, the Government Accountability Office found that while NOAA has made progress, more work remains.2 H.R. 2406 expands coverage of NOAA’s sexual harassment prevention and response policy to include observers and the voting members and staff of the regional fishery management councils.3 It also expands existing reporting requirements and requires additional transparency in cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment.4 This legislation will advance the protection of NOAA’s workforce. Vague promise Thanks · 9 words I appreciate the minority working with us on this, Thanks Procedure · 8 words and I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
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Signal · 65
5 of 6 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.
Procedure 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I rise in support of H.R.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “2406, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2025.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I appreciate the minority working with us on this,” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure 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 6 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 · 90
1 of 6 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “will advance the protection of NOAA’s workforce” The claim offers no measure or condition by which the protection is advanced, so it cannot be checked later.
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 “The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act required NOAA to develop a policy to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment within its workforce” The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act required the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a policy to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment within its workforce. search 2 “In 2021, the Government Accountability Office found that while NOAA has made progress, more work remains” In 2021, the Government Accountability Office reported that NOAA had made progress on preventing sexual harassment and assault but that more work remained. search 3 “expands coverage of NOAA’s sexual harassment prevention and response policy to include observers and the voting members and staff of the regional fishery management councils” H.R. 2406 expands coverage of NOAA’s sexual harassment prevention and response policy to include observers and the voting members and staff of the regional fishery management councils. search 4 “It also expands existing reporting requirements and requires additional transparency in cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment” H.R. 2406 expands existing reporting requirements and requires additional transparency in cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment at NOAA. search
