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Mark R. Warner

Democrat on Protect College Sports Act of 2026 2026-09-23

233 words · 9 sentences · 12 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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

The ask 15%Claims 65%Aside 7%Reasoning 6%Procedure 7%

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

Mr. President, The ask · 35 wordsin a moment, I am going to ask this body on a unanimous consent basis to pass an important piece of legislation that has already passed in an overwhelming fashion out of the Republican-controlled House.¹ Claims · 75 wordsAnd this legislation is to make sure that we protect our Federal workers and realize that our Federal workers do remarkable things. They inspect our food, support our troops, respond to national disasters, frankly, protect our safety. They deserve basic workforce protections that prevents retaliation, discrimination, and wrongful termination. Unfortunately, this current Trump administration has taken to heart the notion that OMB Director Vought said he wanted to traumatize the Federal workforce.² Well, he has, Aside · 16 wordsand I cut this back because I have got a couple of my colleagues joining me.Aside Claims · 62 wordsPresident Trump signed two Executive orders, one that ripped away collective bargaining rights from more than a million public servants and the other that unilaterally canceled hundreds of thousands of existing union contracts under, frankly, what I think are false national security pretense, to make it easier, frankly, to fire experienced nonpartisan civil servants and, candidly, to replace them with political loyalists.³⁴⁵ Reasoning · 13 wordsThat is why we started the civil service back many, many years ago. Claims · 15 wordsI am joined by three of the four of us from the greater Capital area, Procedure · 17 wordsso with that, I would like to yield my time to the Senator from Maryland Senator Alsobrooks.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 85

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.

A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “and I cut this back because I have got a couple of my colleagues joining me.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “so with that, I would like to yield my time to the Senator from Maryland Senator Alsobrooks.”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.

Reasoning · 93

0 of 2 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

Nothing lost points.

Conclusions found · 2

Conclusion“in a moment, I am going to ask this body on a unanimous consent basis to pass an important piece of legislation that has already passed in an overwhelming fashion out of the Republican-controlled House.”

Because“And this legislation is to make sure that we protect our Federal workers and realize that our Federal workers do remarkable things.”

“They inspect our food, support our troops, respond to national disasters, frankly, protect our safety.”

“They deserve basic workforce protections that prevents retaliation, discrimination,”

“and wrongful termination.”

“President Trump signed two Executive orders, one that ripped away collective bargaining rights from more than a million public servants and the other that unilaterally canceled hundreds of thousands of existing union contracts under, frankly, what I think are false national security pretense, to make it easier, frankly, to fire experienced nonpartisan civil servants and, candidly, to replace them with political loyalists.”

Reason given
Conclusion“President Trump signed two Executive orders, one that ripped away collective bargaining rights from more than a million public servants and the other that unilaterally canceled hundreds of thousands of existing union contracts under, frankly, what I think are false national security pretense, to make it easier, frankly, to fire experienced nonpartisan civil servants and, candidly, to replace them with political loyalists.”

Because“Unfortunately, this current Trump administration has taken to heart the notion that OMB Director Vought said he wanted to traumatize the Federal workforce.”

“Well, he has,”

Reason given

Respect · no score

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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 · 5

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“already passed in an overwhelming fashion out of the Republican-controlled House”The Protect America’s Workforce Act has already passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.search
2“OMB Director Vought said he wanted to traumatize the Federal workforce”OMB Director Russell Vought said he wanted to traumatize the federal workforce.search
3“President Trump signed two Executive orders”President Trump signed two executive orders affecting federal employees’ labor rights.search
4“one that ripped away collective bargaining rights from more than a million public servants”One of the executive orders Trump signed removed collective bargaining rights from more than a million federal employees.search
5“the other that unilaterally canceled hundreds of thousands of existing union contracts”A second executive order signed by Trump canceled hundreds of thousands of existing federal union contracts.search

Analyzed on 2026-10-17