Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Rick Scott

Republican on Legislative Session 2026-09-22

211 words · 17 sentences · 19 clauses

Statement grade

B–

Average 72 / 100

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

Positioning 27%Claims 27%Procedure 3%Reasoning 18%The ask 4%Promise 22%

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

Mr. President, Positioning · 4 wordsthis is not controversial.Positioning Claims · 11 wordsIt is a national security bill that protects women and children. Positioning · 22 wordsSo if you object to this bill, you are not protecting women and children and you are not protecting the United States.Positioning Claims · 15 wordsAmerican citizenship cannot be bought. It is precious and sacred, and it comes with duties. Procedure · 3 wordsThink about it.Procedure Claims · 13 wordsCountless men and women have given their lives to make it mean something. Reasoning · 37 wordsWe owe it to them and to future generations to keep this country safe and protect our citizenship from those who want to destroy us.Vague promise That is why it can’t just be raffled off to our enemies. Positioning · 14 wordsWe can’t let our enemies turn our laws into weapons against the American people.Positioning Claims · 17 wordsWe can’t let them traffic children right under our noses on our own soil in the process. Positioning · 9 wordsEvery Senator should be enraged that this is happening.Positioning The ask · 8 wordsEvery Senator should support closing this dangerous loophole. Promise · 46 wordsThat is why I am going to continue working with my colleagues to support the SAFE KIDS Act.Vague promise If I have to keep coming down here and keep doing unanimous consents after we continue to see story after story, I am going to keep doing it. Positioning · 8 wordsMothers, children, and the American people deserve better.Positioning Procedure · 4 wordsI yield the floor.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 67

8 of 10 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “this is not controversial.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “So if you object to this bill, you are not protecting women and children and you are not protecting the United States.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Think about it.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We can’t let our enemies turn our laws into weapons against the American people.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Every Senator should be enraged that this is happening.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Mothers, children,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and the American people deserve better.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 yield the floor.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 · 77

2 of 10 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “to keep this country safe and protect our citizenship from those who want to destroy us”A commitment with no actor, date, measure, or way to know it was fulfilled.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “I am going to continue working with my colleagues”An open-ended commitment with no date, measure, or success condition.

Claims · 0

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

No checkable claims.

Analyzed on 2026-10-17