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Tammy Baldwin

Democrat on Legislative Session 2026-09-28

89 words · 3 sentences · 6 clauses

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Procedure 1%Claims 90%The ask 9%

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Mr. President, Procedure · 1 wordslook, ProcedureClaims · 80 wordsas currently drafted--because the Protect College Sports Act includes health, safety, ¹and wellness standards--the NCAA and athletic conferences could argue that State health and safety protection for athletes conflict with and prevent compliance with this bill.² As a result, student athletes bringing such cases, including things like brain injuries or sexual assault, could face unnecessary prejudicial delay fighting the NCAA or institutions’ preemption argument or even have their cases preempted and kicked out of court. This bipartisan amendment addresses that, The ask · 8 wordsand I urge my colleagues to support it.

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Signal · 99

1 of 1 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 “look,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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Respect · 100

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Clarity · 100

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Claims · 2

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1“as currently drafted--because the Protect College Sports Act includes health, safety, ”The Protect College Sports Act, as drafted in the 2026 Senate session, includes health, safety, and wellness standards.search
2“the NCAA and athletic conferences could argue that State health and safety protection for athletes conflict with and prevent compliance with this bill”Under the bill as drafted, the NCAA and athletic conferences could argue that state athlete health and safety protections conflict with compliance with the Protect College Sports Act.search

Analyzed on 2026-10-20