Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Maria Cantwell

Democrat on Legislative Session 2026-09-17

123 words · 10 sentences · 11 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 83 / 100

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

Greeting 3%Thanks 18%Aside 11%Claims 58%The question 10%

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

Greeting · 4 wordsThank you, Mr. President.Greeting Thanks · 22 wordsI did not want to interrupt the Senator from New Jersey because I do respect his work and passion on this issue.Thanks Aside · 14 wordsAnd I do respect that he was an athlete who had various experiences himself.Aside Claims · 34 wordsFor the last 5 years, I have done nothing but to try to work on this. But I did want to point out that we are, in this, recognizing revenue sharing, which is different. The question · 12 wordsSo I just wanted to understand if the Senator understood that point. Claims · 37 wordsRevenue sharing is not recognized in Federal law. It is not.¹ Revenue sharing has only been part of a settlement agreement.² But we are taking that settlement agreement and agreeing with it and putting that into law.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 66

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.

Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “Thank you, Mr. President.”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I did not want to interrupt the Senator from New Jersey because I do respect his work and passion on this issue.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “And I do respect that he was an athlete who had various experiences himself.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

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“It is not.”Revenue sharing is not recognized in U.S. Federal law as of September 2026.search
2“Revenue sharing has only been part of a settlement agreement”The only legal treatment of revenue sharing in the United States to date has been as part of a settlement agreement.search

Analyzed on 2026-10-17