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Brett Guthrie

Republican on Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act of 2026 2026-09-15

133 words · 6 sentences · 11 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

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Procedure 12%Claims 79%The ask 9%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 wordsI yield myself such time as I may consume.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Claims · 105 wordsthere are thousands of contaminated sites across the United States, ¹and the waste materials present at these sites may be rich sources of critical materials that can be recovered with the right technology. That is why my colleagues, Representatives Pfluger and Landsman, have introduced the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative, ²or EMRTAI, Authorization Act of 2026. The EPA already operates a similar program through general authorities, ³but this legislation formally authorizes the program, expands it to include other types of contaminated sites, ⁴⁵and provides guidance to EPA in selecting which projects to support. This legislation enjoyed broad bipartisan support at the committee level, ⁶The ask · 12 wordsand I urge my colleagues in the House to support its passage. Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 wordsI reserve the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 87

2 of 2 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.
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 2 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 2 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 · 6

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“there are thousands of contaminated sites across the United States”There are thousands of contaminated sites across the United States.search
2“my colleagues, Representatives Pfluger and Landsman, have introduced the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative”Representatives Pfluger and Landsman introduced the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act of 2026.search
3“The EPA already operates a similar program through general authorities”The EPA already operates a program that recovers critical materials from contaminated sites, using general authorities rather than statutory authorization.search
4“this legislation formally authorizes the program, expands it to include other types of contaminated sites”The EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026 formally authorizes the EPA program and expands it to include other types of contaminated sites.search
5“but this legislation formally authorizes the program, expands it to include other types of contaminated sites, ”The EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026 provides guidance to the EPA on selecting which projects to support.search
6“This legislation enjoyed broad bipartisan support at the committee level”The EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026 received broad bipartisan support when it passed through committee.search

Analyzed on 2026-10-17