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Brad Sherman

Democrat on Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act of 2026 2026-09-14

144 words · 7 sentences · 12 clauses

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Procedure 22%Claims 34%Reasoning 38%The ask 6%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 wordsI yield myself the balance of my time.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Claims · 28 wordsthe GUARD Act allows State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to use certain Federal grant programs to investigate senior financial fraud, romance schemes, ¹and general financial fraud.² Procedure · 15 wordsThere are two points that I made in my earlier statement that I will reiterate.Procedure Claims · 10 wordsThe first is that crypto has facilitated frauds and scams, Reasoning · 47 wordsand it is necessary that we give law enforcement the tools to react to that. The second is that while this is a very worthwhile bill, we do need to clarify that the GUARD Act overlaps and augments, doesn’t steal from, the funds mentioned in the bill. Claims · 11 wordsIt can help victims and survivors of domestic violence, among others, Reasoning · 8 wordsas they are targeted by fraudsters and scammers. Mr. Speaker, The ask · 8 wordsI urge my colleagues to support the bill, Procedure · 9 wordsand I yield back the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 77

3 of 3 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.”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 “There are two points that I made in my earlier statement that I will reiterate.”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 3 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 3 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 · 2

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“and Tribal law enforcement agencies to use certain Federal grant programs to investigate senior financial fraud, romance schemes, ”The GUARD RV Act allows State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to use certain Federal grant programs to investigate senior financial fraud.search
2“and general financial fraud.”The GUARD RV Act’s grant programs can be used to investigate romance schemes and general financial fraud, not only senior financial fraud.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16