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Bill Hagerty

Republican on Ratepayer Protection Act 2026-09-30

743 words · 41 sentences · 54 clauses

Statement grade

Average 91 / 100

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Procedure 3%Thanks 5%Claims 50%Reasoning 16%Positioning 11%Aside 0%Promise 11%The ask 3%

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Mr. President, Procedure · 10 wordsI rise in support of my esteemed colleague from Ohio, ProcedureThanks · 14 wordsand I want to join him and applaud his leadership on this critical legislation.Thanks Claims · 81 wordsWhy? Because America is undergoing technological advancement at unprecedented speed. As we push new frontiers in this new era of superintelligence, innovation can have a tremendously positive impact on our society and on our Nation’s competitiveness. At the same time, we find ourselves neck and neck with adversaries racing to harness this technology for their own purposes. It is crucial that we keep up the pace, particularly regarding the development of large language models and computing power heretofore at levels unseen. Procedure · 4 wordsOur objective is clear: ProcedureClaims · 40 wordsThe United States must remain at the leading edge. To do so, we need more energy. Conversations are taking place across the United States right now about how we will meet this increased energy demand in order to power superintelligence. Reasoning · 16 wordsThe overarching concern is that we do so responsibly and with local community needs in mind. Claims · 24 wordsCompanies at the frontier of this emerging technology have the resources to pay for the infrastructure and the costs associated to run these facilities. Reasoning · 14 wordsImportantly, these costs should not be borne by American families nor by American businesses. Thanks · 24 wordsMy colleague from Ohio has worked incredibly hard to get this bill across the finish line and deliver basic protections for the American people.Thanks Claims · 116 wordsThe public is overwhelmingly in favor of the protections it would provide. Many States have already embraced it, including my home State of Tennessee. Tennessee adopted President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge while preserving the ability of local communities to make decisions about data center development.¹ The communities that have chosen to welcome innovation have seen incredibly positive impacts: more jobs, new investment, and an increase in their tax base that can allow for a full range of options from lower property taxes to greater investment in local public resources. Importantly, we are doing so while ensuring that the cost for addressing the energy demands of data centers aren’t passed along to Tennessee families nor Tennessee businesses. Positioning · 30 wordsWhat is the only thing standing in the way of enacting these protections? What is standing in the way? It is my colleagues on the other side of the aisle.Positioning Claims · 46 wordsIn the House, the Ratepayer Protection Pledge passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis with a vote of 417 to 3.² You almost never see that level of consensus in Washington, and yet, last week, Senate Democrats blocked it from passing right here on the Senate floor.³ Aside · 2 wordsUnbelievable. Unbelievable.Aside Positioning · 44 wordsInstead of comprehensive measures that put the decision-making power in the hands of State and local communities, my colleagues across the aisle want Washington to decide, making sweeping decisions for our Nation without input from the towns and the cities it would directly impact.PositioningStraw man Procedure · 5 wordsI can’t stress this enough: ProcedureClaims · 16 wordsRemoving local choice and imposing blanket data center moratoriums are not the answer to responsible innovation. Reasoning · 62 wordsIn fact, it is precisely what will kill innovation and put America underwater in the technological race against our adversaries.No reason given When it comes to investing in this new future, communities should be in the driver’s seat. Localities should be able to decide when, where, and whether they should permit these facilities, especially when they have so much to gain from the investment. Claims · 24 wordsSadly, we have seen a massive amount of misinformation circulating about data centers: their costs, their energy consumption, their wastewater usage, their noise levels. Reasoning · 26 wordsThe truth is, we can find solutions to the concerns of Tennesseans and Americans, Unearned certaintywhile putting the United States in the best possible position to succeed. Promise · 64 wordsWe need to speak out against these false claims, put a stop to the fearmongering that is jeopardizing America’s opportunity to lead in this critical area for our economy and for our national security, and we must clearly communicate the advantages that communities can have when they embrace American energy and American technological ingenuity--all the while protecting, and even bettering, the lives of Americans. The ask · 9 wordsIt is time to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act. Claims · 8 wordsBut here we are in an election season. Positioning · 9 wordsFearmongering is taking precedence over responsible and thoughtful action.Positioning Claims · 11 wordsFalse claims abound while America’s technology leadership hangs in the balance. Promise · 15 wordsWe should move responsibly, protect American communities, and support our Nation’s economic and national security. Claims · 8 wordsThe House of Representatives has seized this opportunity. The ask · 17 wordsIt is time for the Senate to set partisan politics aside and pass the Ratepayer Protection Act. Procedure · 4 wordsI yield the floor.Procedure

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 77

13 of 16 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 rise in support of my esteemed colleague from Ohio,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and I want to join him and applaud his leadership on this critical legislation.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Our objective is clear:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “My colleague from Ohio has worked incredibly hard to get this bill across the finish line and deliver basic protections for the American people.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “What is the only thing standing in the way of enacting these protections?”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 “What is standing in the way?”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 “It is my colleagues on the other side of the aisle.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Unbelievable.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “Unbelievable.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Instead of comprehensive measures that put the decision-making power in the hands of State and local communities, my colleagues across the aisle want Washington to decide, making sweeping decisions for our Nation without input from the towns and the cities it would directly impact.”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 can’t stress this enough:”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 “Fearmongering is taking precedence over responsible and thoughtful action.”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 · 100

0 of 16 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 · 81

2 of 16 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.

Arguing against a position the other side did not take.What the tags mean “Instead of comprehensive measures that put the decision-making power in the hands of State and local communities, my colleagues across the aisle want Washington to decide, making sweeping decisions for our Nation without input from the towns and the cities it would directly impact.”The only offered ground restates the other side’s position as Washington making sweeping decisions without input, an easier version to reject.
A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “In fact, it is precisely what will kill innovation and put America underwater in the technological race against our adversaries.”The consequence is asserted without any stated mechanism linking moratoriums or lost local choice to killing innovation or losing the race.

Conclusions found · 8

Conclusion“The United States must remain at the leading edge.”

Because“As we push new frontiers in this new era of superintelligence, innovation can have a tremendously positive impact on our society and on our Nation’s competitiveness.”

“At the same time, we find ourselves neck and neck with adversaries racing to harness this technology for their own purposes.”

“It is crucial that we keep up the pace, particularly regarding the development of large language models and computing power heretofore at levels unseen.”

Reason given
Conclusion“Importantly, these costs should not be borne by American families nor by American businesses.”

Because“Companies at the frontier of this emerging technology have the resources to pay for the infrastructure and the costs associated to run these facilities.”

Reason given
Conclusion“It is my colleagues on the other side of the aisle.”

Because“and yet, last week, Senate Democrats blocked it from passing right here on the Senate floor.”

Reason given
Conclusion“Removing local choice and imposing blanket data center moratoriums are not the answer to responsible innovation.”

Because“Instead of comprehensive measures that put the decision-making power in the hands of State and local communities, my colleagues across the aisle want Washington to decide, making sweeping decisions for our Nation without input from the towns and the cities it would directly impact.”

Reason flawedThe only offered ground restates the other side’s position as Washington making sweeping decisions without input, an easier version to reject.
Conclusion“In fact, it is precisely what will kill innovation and put America underwater in the technological race against our adversaries.”

BecauseNo reason given

No reason givenThe consequence is asserted without any stated mechanism linking moratoriums or lost local choice to killing innovation or losing the race.
Conclusion“It is time to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act.”

Because“My colleague from Ohio has worked incredibly hard to get this bill across the finish line and deliver basic protections for the American people.”

“The public is overwhelmingly in favor of the protections it would provide.”

“Many States have already embraced it, including my home State of Tennessee.”

“Importantly, we are doing so while ensuring that the cost for addressing the energy demands of data centers aren’t passed along to Tennessee families nor Tennessee businesses.”

“In the House, the Ratepayer Protection Pledge passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis with a vote of 417 to 3.”

Reason given
Conclusion“We should move responsibly, protect American communities,”

Because“My colleague from Ohio has worked incredibly hard to get this bill across the finish line and deliver basic protections for the American people.”

“The public is overwhelmingly in favor of the protections it would provide.”

Reason given
Conclusion“It is time for the Senate to set partisan politics aside and pass the Ratepayer Protection Act.”

Because“In the House, the Ratepayer Protection Pledge passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis with a vote of 417 to 3.”

“You almost never see that level of consensus in Washington,”

“and yet, last week, Senate Democrats blocked it from passing right here on the Senate floor.”

Reason given

Respect · 100

0 of 16 deductions are Respect

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.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 97

1 of 16 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “The truth is,”The phrase asserts a verdict on contested claims without offering any source or evidence.

Claims · 3

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“Tennessee adopted President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge while preserving the ability of local communities to make decisions about data center development”Tennessee adopted President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge while preserving local communities’ ability to make decisions about data center development.search
2“the Ratepayer Protection Pledge passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis with a vote of 417 to 3”The Ratepayer Protection Pledge passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 417 to 3.search
3“last week, Senate Democrats blocked it from passing right here on the Senate floor”In the week before September 30, 2026, Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Pledge from passing on the Senate floor.search

Analyzed on 2026-10-20