Procedure 7% Positioning 15% Claims 59% Reasoning 7% Anecdote 3% Promise 7% The ask 3%
Structure · 42 steps
Claims · 11
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 words I yield myself the balance of my time. Procedure Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 21 words before we finish, I want to bring this debate back to something very basic and speak directly to the American people. Procedure Positioning · 11 words Are you better off now than you were 2 years ago? Positioning Claims · 124 words I think most people would say they are worse off, and the numbers back that up. When Trump came into office on January 20, 2025, the national average for a gallon of gas was about $3.12.1 Today, it is more than $4.31.2 Diesel, the fuel that moves our food, building materials, packages, almost everything we buy, is now above $6.23 a gallon.3 That is the most expensive it has ever been in the history of the United States of America. The annual inflation rate was 3 percent when this administration began.4 The latest number is 3.4 percent.5 Again, I think that is an undercount. Americans are estimated to have spent nearly $2,000 more last year, thanks to Trump’s stupid tariffs and his illegal war. Positioning · 21 words That is why I find the conversation Republicans want to have today so disconnected from what is happening outside this building. Positioning Procedure · 6 words I mean, we hear enormous promises. Procedure Claims · 44 words For example, Trump is promising $5,000 payments to American adults after the election if Republicans win, 6 and only if Republicans win. Even Speaker Johnson has acknowledged that such payments would require congressional approval.7 Needless to say, these $5,000 checks are never going to happen. Procedure · 4 words We all know that, Procedure Unearned certainty Positioning · 18 words but I guess that is to be expected from a President who is the king of broken promises. Positioning Claims · 32 words Trump said he would release the Epstein files, and then he did everything he could to hide them from the public, likely because he and his administration knows he is in them. Off point Procedure · 1 words Again, Procedure Positioning · 12 words where is the pressure from the Republican leadership on the Epstein files? Positioning Claims · 1 words Nothing. Positioning · 23 words It takes my breath away how my Republican friends just kind of turn their backs on what the right thing to do is. Positioning Claims · 96 words Trump said he would end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours.8 That is what he said directly. That was clearly untrue. This is now year four of a full-scale conflict. He said he would end wars, not start wars. Yet we are over 6\1/2\ months into the war with Iran, 9 and nobody believes there is an end in sight. Unearned certainty He said he would balance the Federal budget. Because of the tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires and because of this unpaid, reckless, illegal war, the debt just surpassed $40 trillion, 10 and not a peep from Republicans. Positioning · 3 words They don’t care. Positioning Claims · 24 words He said he would end inflation and lower prices ``on day one.’’ Inflation is up. Prices are up. The economy has only gotten worse. Positioning · 13 words The trouble with these lies, Mr. Speaker, is that some people believe them. Positioning Claims · 97 words Some families may hear the President promise them $5,000 and then actually plan around that money. Maybe they are now planning to get that medical procedure they otherwise could not afford or believe that they will finally be able to pay rent or pay off their credit card and have enough food to feed their family for the next month. They want to believe that when the President of the United States says something, that it is truthful, and we all know that they can’t rely on that because he has broken promise after promise after promise. Unearned certainty Reasoning · 20 words It is wrong to make an empty promise like that. It is just cruel when the economy is this bad. Off point Claims · 63 words There is no $5,000 check in this rule. There could be if Republicans think it is such a good idea. They could have done that if they wanted to, but they didn’t. Off point There is nothing about that. There isn’t a bill to bring down food prices in this rule or to address the housing crisis or to help people afford basic, everyday things. Anecdote · 31 words I don’t know what the gentlewoman hears when she goes home, but I hear about the cost of living all the time. I hear about issues of affordability all the time, Anecdote Claims · 45 words and constituents are asking me when Congress is going to do something. They don’t want to hear anymore about building a ballroom or an Arc de Trump or about a reflecting pool. They want to know when their grocery prices are going to go down. Reasoning · 30 words This majority should be judged by what it actually puts on the floor, not by slogans, not by promises, not by press conferences, or what somebody says might happen someday. Procedure · 4 words That day is today. Procedure Claims · 28 words Republicans are in complete control. They have the House, the Senate, and the White House. They could do something right now to help people if they wanted to. Positioning · 13 words The thing is, they don’t care. They don’t care that people are hurting. Positioning Claims · 28 words The acceptance of cruelty is how one can characterize these policies that are going into effect that cut Medicaid by $1 trillion and cut SNAP by $200 billion.11 Procedure · 8 words It is astounding. It takes my breath away, Procedure Claims · 11 words but that much is made clear by their agenda this week. Positioning · 28 words They would rather waste time on rotten bills and go home for a month than to fight the necessary battles here in the Capitol to actually help folks. Positioning Promise · 42 words We need an economy, Mr. Speaker, where getting to work doesn’t break the budget, where buying groceries doesn’t require a calculator or getting sick doesn’t mean going into debt, and where an honest day’s work is enough to build a decent life. Procedure · 12 words It is definitely not too much to ask for. It just isn’t. Procedure Reasoning · 20 words That ought to be the standard around here. We ought to be coming to work to help the American people, Positioning · 11 words yet Republicans time and time again fail to meet that mark. Positioning Claims · 18 words The American people see through the blatant corruption and the outright lies that Washington has become known for. Unearned certainty The ask · 29 words It is time to hold this President, and especially the Republicans here in Congress, responsible for steering our economy off a cliff and driving our country into the ground. Promise · 28 words Come November, I really do hope and pray for the sake of our future and for the sake of our country that we are going to correct course. Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 words I yield back the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×81 Procedure ×11 Positioning ×11 Unearned certainty ×4 Anecdote ×3 Off topic Only 5% of this speech directly addressed the bill under debate.
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Signal · 70
25 of 110 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 the balance of my time.” 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 → “before we finish, I want to bring this debate back to something very basic and speak directly to the American people.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Are you better off now than you were 2 years ago?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “That is why I find the conversation Republicans want to have today so disconnected from what is happening outside this building.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 mean, we hear enormous promises.” 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 → “We all know that,” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “but I guess that is to be expected from a President who is the king of broken promises.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 → “Again,” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “where is the pressure from the Republican leadership on the Epstein files?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “It takes my breath away how my Republican friends just kind of turn their backs on what the right thing to do is.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “They don’t care.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The trouble with these lies, Mr. Speaker, is that some people believe them.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I don’t know what the gentlewoman hears when she goes home,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “but I hear about the cost of living all the time.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I hear about issues of affordability all the time,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “That day is today.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The thing is, they don’t care.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “They don’t care that people are hurting.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 → “It is astounding.” 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 → “It takes my breath away,” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “They would rather waste time on rotten bills and go home for a month than to fight the necessary battles here in the Capitol to actually help folks.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 → “It is definitely not too much to ask for.” 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 → “It just isn’t.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “yet Republicans time and time again fail to meet that mark.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 yield back the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 5
81 of 110 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.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Are you better off now than you were 2 years ago?” Poses a rhetorical question about Americans’ wellbeing, not about the rule or the bills it provides for.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I think most people would say they are worse off,” Asserts people are worse off, a point about the economy rather than the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and the numbers back that up.” Claims numbers support economic decline, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “When Trump came into office on January 20, 2025, the national average for a gallon of gas was about $3.12.” Gas price statistics about the administration, not the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Today, it is more than $4.31.” Gas price figure unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Diesel, the fuel that moves our food, building materials, packages, almost everything we buy, is now above $6.23 a gallon.” Diesel price statistic unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That is the most expensive it has ever been in the history of the United States of America.” Historic price claim unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The annual inflation rate was 3 percent when this administration began.” Inflation figure about the administration, not the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The latest number is 3.4 percent.” Latest inflation figure unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Again, I think that is an undercount.” Opinion that the inflation figure undercounts, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Americans are estimated to have spent nearly $2,000 more last year, thanks to Trump’s stupid tariffs and his illegal war.” Cost attributed to tariffs and war, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That is why I find the conversation Republicans want to have today so disconnected from what is happening outside this building.” Says Republicans’ conversation is disconnected, a partisan point not about the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I mean, we hear enormous promises.” Vague reference to promises, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “For example, Trump is promising $5,000 payments to American adults after the election if Republicans win,” Discusses Trump’s promised $5,000 payments, not the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and only if Republicans win.” Continues the $5,000 payment point, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Even Speaker Johnson has acknowledged that such payments would require congressional approval.” Speaker Johnson’s remark about the payments is unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Needless to say, these $5,000 checks are never going to happen.” Predicts the checks will not happen, a political point not about the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We all know that,” Assent to the previous point, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but I guess that is to be expected from a President who is the king of broken promises.” Attack on the President’s promises, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Trump said he would release the Epstein files,” Epstein files claim, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and then he did everything he could to hide them from the public, likely because he and his administration knows he is in them.” Further Epstein files accusation, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “where is the pressure from the Republican leadership on the Epstein files?” Question about Republican pressure on the Epstein files, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Nothing.” Answer to his own Epstein question, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It takes my breath away how my Republican friends just kind of turn their backs on what the right thing to do is.” Criticism of Republicans on the Epstein matter, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Trump said he would end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours.” Trump’s Ukraine war promise, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That is what he said directly.” Restates the campaign promise, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That was clearly untrue.” Calls the promise untrue, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “This is now year four of a full-scale conflict.” State of the Ukraine conflict, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He said he would end wars, not start wars.” Restates war promises, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Yet we are over 6\1/2\ months into the war with Iran,” War with Iran, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and nobody believes there is an end in sight.” Continues the Iran war point, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He said he would balance the Federal budget.” Budget-balancing promise, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Because of the tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires and because of this unpaid, reckless, illegal war, the debt just surpassed $40 trillion,” Debt figures blamed on tax cuts and war, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and not a peep from Republicans.” Republican silence on debt, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They don’t care.” Partisan claim about Republican indifference, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He said he would end inflation and lower prices ``on day one.’’” Inflation promise quote, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Inflation is up.” Inflation is up, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Prices are up.” Prices are up, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The economy has only gotten worse.” State of the economy, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The trouble with these lies, Mr. Speaker, is that some people believe them.” Claim about lies being believed, a political point unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Some families may hear the President promise them $5,000 and then actually plan around that money.” Families planning around the $5,000 promise, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Maybe they are now planning to get that medical procedure they otherwise could not afford or believe that they will finally be able to pay rent or pay off their credit card and have enough food to feed their family for the next month.” Hypothetical family spending plans, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They want to believe that when the President of the United States says something, that it is truthful,” Why families believe the President, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and we all know that they can’t rely on that because he has broken promise after promise after promise.” Broken promises claim, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is wrong to make an empty promise like that.” Moral judgment on the promise, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is just cruel when the economy is this bad.” Cruelty of the promise given the economy, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They could have done that if they wanted to,” Speculation about what Republicans could have done, a political point rather than the rule’s content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but they didn’t.” Claim that they chose not to include it, a political point rather than the rule’s content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I don’t know what the gentlewoman hears when she goes home,” Constituents’ concerns relayed as cost-of-living matters, not the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but I hear about the cost of living all the time.” Cost of living in the district, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I hear about issues of affordability all the time,” Affordability concerns, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and constituents are asking me when Congress is going to do something.” Constituents asking when Congress will act, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They don’t want to hear anymore about building a ballroom or an Arc de Trump or about a reflecting pool.” Ballroom and reflecting pool remarks, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They want to know when their grocery prices are going to go down.” Grocery prices question, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “This majority should be judged by what it actually puts on the floor, not by slogans, not by promises, not by press conferences,” Standard for judging the majority, a partisan point not about the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “or what somebody says might happen someday.” Continues the standard-for-judging point, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That day is today.” Rhetorical timing point, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Republicans are in complete control.” Republican control of government, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They have the House, the Senate,” Party control of the House and Senate, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and the White House.” Party control of the White House, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They could do something right now to help people if they wanted to.” Claim they could help people now, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The thing is, they don’t care.” Claim of indifference, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They don’t care that people are hurting.” Claim they don’t care people are hurting, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The acceptance of cruelty is how one can characterize these policies that are going into effect that cut Medicaid by $1 trillion and cut SNAP by $200 billion.” Medicaid and SNAP cuts, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is astounding.” Exclamation about the cuts, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It takes my breath away,” Rhetorical exclamation, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but that much is made clear by their agenda this week.” Points to the week’s agenda generally, not the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They would rather waste time on rotten bills and go home for a month than to fight the necessary battles here in the Capitol to actually help folks.” Claim Republicans waste time on rotten bills, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We need an economy, Mr. Speaker,” Opens a general economy vision, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “where getting to work doesn’t break the budget,” Commuting costs in the vision, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “where buying groceries doesn’t require a calculator or getting sick doesn’t mean going into debt,” Groceries and medical debt in the vision, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and where an honest day’s work is enough to build a decent life.” Decent life from work in the vision, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is definitely not too much to ask for.” Emphasis of the vision, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It just isn’t.” Further emphasis, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That ought to be the standard around here.” Standard for Congress, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We ought to be coming to work to help the American people,” Purpose of coming to work, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “yet Republicans time and time again fail to meet that mark.” Claim Republicans fail the mark, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The American people see through the blatant corruption and the outright lies that Washington has become known for.” Corruption and lies in Washington, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is time to hold this President,” Call to hold the President responsible, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and especially the Republicans here in Congress, responsible for steering our economy off a cliff and driving our country into the ground.” Call to hold Republicans responsible for the economy, unrelated to the rule or bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Come November, I really do hope and pray for the sake of our future and for the sake of our country that we are going to correct course.” Hope for the November election, unrelated to the rule or bills.
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 · 94
4 of 110 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “We all know that” Asserts shared knowledge in place of any source or evidence.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “nobody believes there is an end in sight” Claims universal belief without citing anyone.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “we all know that they can’t rely on that” Substitutes presumed common knowledge for evidence.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The American people see through” Speaks for all Americans without any supporting source.
Claims · 11
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 “When Trump came into office on January 20, 2025, the national average for a gallon of gas was about $3.12” The national average price of a gallon of gasoline was about $3.12 on January 20, 2025, when Trump took office. search 2 “Today, it is more than $4.31” The national average price of a gallon of gasoline is more than $4.31 as of September 2026. search 3 “Diesel, the fuel that moves our food, building materials, packages, almost everything we buy, is now above $6.23 a gallon.” The national average price of a gallon of diesel fuel is above $6.23 as of September 2026. search 4 “The annual inflation rate was 3 percent when this administration began” The annual US inflation rate was 3 percent in January 2025 when the Trump administration began. search 5 “The latest number is 3.4 percent” The latest annual US inflation rate is 3.4 percent as of September 2026. search 6 “Trump is promising $5,000 payments to American adults after the election if Republicans win” Trump has promised $5,000 payments to American adults after the election if Republicans win. search 7 “Speaker Johnson has acknowledged that such payments would require congressional approval” Speaker Johnson said the proposed $5,000 payments would require congressional approval. search 8 “Trump said he would end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours” Trump said he would end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours. search 9 “we are over 6\1/2\ months into the war with Iran” A war between the United States and Iran began more than six and a half months before September 2026. search 10 “the debt just surpassed $40 trillion” The US federal debt has surpassed $40 trillion as of September 2026. search 11 “cut Medicaid by $1 trillion and cut SNAP by $200 billion” Policies going into effect cut Medicaid by $1 trillion and cut SNAP by $200 billion. search
