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Marsha Blackburn

Republican on Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act 2026-09-30

653 words · 30 sentences · 44 clauses

Statement grade

Average 79 / 100

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Claims 65%Reasoning 10%Positioning 11%The ask 5%Procedure 10%

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Mr. President, Claims · 133 wordsin 1972, there were just 300,000 female athletes in high school and collegiate sports.¹ Today, there are over 3 million young women who are competing in high school and collegiate sports.² This is something that every American should celebrate, and it is all thanks to what has happened with the law we commonly call title IX. By requiring equal resources for facilities, training, recruitment, and scholarships for female athletic programs, title IX opened opportunities for women that would have been impossible in the past.³ Today, female athletes are competing at the highest level of professional sports. From the Olympics to the World Cup, they are inspiring millions of young girls to pick up sports that improve their health, boost their self-confidence, and teach them leadership skills to succeed on and off the field. Reasoning · 31 wordsIt goes without saying that this incredible development, over the last five decades, would have been impossible if men were allowed to compete in women’s sports and steal opportunities from girls.No reason givenUnearned certainty Positioning · 40 wordsThis is just plain old common sense. But when it comes to protecting opportunity and fairness for young women in sports, we have seen a serious lack of common sense from our friends on the other side of the aisle.Positioning Claims · 195 wordsIn Executive order after Executive order, the Biden administration pretended as if there are no biological differences between men and women. And they used the full weight of the Federal Government to force schools to allow biological males to play on female teams--endangering young girls and destroying fair play.No reason given Parents were forced to look on as biological men took titles, medals, and trophies that belonged to their daughters. Many young women dedicated their entire lives to their sports, only to miss out on scholarships, career opportunities, and hard-earned records that they deserved. The American people rejected this appalling agenda, and they returned President Donald Trump to the Oval Office with a mandate to restore common sense and protect our female athletes.⁴ And that is exactly what he has done. On Inauguration Day, the President issued an Executive order that affirms the Federal Government’s position that there are only two sexes: ⁵male and female. This ensures government policies are grounded in biological reality, not gender ideology. A month later, I had the honor of joining President Trump in the Oval Office as he signed an Executive order that bans biological males from competing in women’s sports.⁶ Reasoning · 32 wordsAs President Trump works to protect female athletes, it is imperative that we celebrate the accomplishments of the young women who practice, train, and compete every day to achieve excellence in athletics. The ask · 32 wordsThat is why I am calling for unanimous consent for my resolution to establish October 10--10th month, 10th day, or XX, which is like the female chromosome--as American Girls in Sports Day. Claims · 28 wordsIn addition to celebrating and honoring and cheering these female athletes, this resolution calls on sports governing bodies across the country to protect women and girls in sports. Procedure · 4 wordsThat is it--very simple.Procedure Claims · 70 wordsIt doesn’t ask the Senate to create a sweeping new Federal program, and it doesn’t ask that we amend any law. It simply asks the Senate to say that women’s sports ought to be protected. Yet every single time I have introduced this resolution since 2024, Democrats have come down to the floor, ⁷and they have objected. We will see if they are going to do that again this year. Positioning · 29 wordsIf they object to celebrating our wonderful women, our girls, who are competing in sports, they are going to reveal that, once again, they have become the anti-woman party.PositioningFalse choice Mr. President, Procedure · 59 wordsas if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 934, submitted earlier today; ⁸further, that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.Procedure

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What the tags mean

Signal · 74

9 of 13 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 just plain old common sense.”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 “But when it comes to protecting opportunity and fairness for young women in sports, we have seen a serious lack of common sense from our friends on the other side of the aisle.”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 “That is it--very simple.”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 “If they object to celebrating our wonderful women, our girls, who are competing in sports, they are going to reveal that, once again, they have become the anti-woman party.”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 “as if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Res.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “934, submitted earlier today;”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “further, that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.”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.

Reasoning · 50

3 of 13 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.

A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “It goes without saying that this incredible development, over the last five decades, would have been impossible if men were allowed to compete in women’s sports and steal opportunities from girls.”The growth figures describe what happened, not what would have happened under the counterfactual, and no ground for it is given.
A conclusion stated with no reason given for it.What the tags mean “And they used the full weight of the Federal Government to force schools to allow biological males to play on female teams--endangering young girls and destroying fair play.”The surrounding descriptions of lost titles and scholarships restate the same fairness charge rather than giving independent grounds, and no link from the orders to the harm is supplied.
Two options presented as if they were the only ones.What the tags mean “If they object to celebrating our wonderful women, our girls, who are competing in sports, they are going to reveal that, once again, they have become the anti-woman party.”Even given past objections and the resolution’s content, objecting to it is treated as proving the party is anti-woman with no room for other reasons to object.

Conclusions found · 5

Conclusion“and it is all thanks to what has happened with the law we commonly call title IX.”

Because“in 1972, there were just 300,000 female athletes in high school and collegiate sports.”

“Today, there are over 3 million young women who are competing in high school and collegiate sports.”

“By requiring equal resources for facilities, training, recruitment,”

Reason given
Conclusion“It goes without saying that this incredible development, over the last five decades, would have been impossible if men were allowed to compete in women’s sports and steal opportunities from girls.”

BecauseNo reason given

No reason givenThe growth figures describe what happened, not what would have happened under the counterfactual, and no ground for it is given.
Conclusion“And they used the full weight of the Federal Government to force schools to allow biological males to play on female teams--endangering young girls and destroying fair play.”

BecauseNo reason given

No reason givenThe surrounding descriptions of lost titles and scholarships restate the same fairness charge rather than giving independent grounds, and no link from the orders to the harm is supplied.
Conclusion“This ensures government policies are grounded in biological reality, not gender ideology.”

Because“On Inauguration Day, the President issued an Executive order that affirms the Federal Government’s position that there are only two sexes:”

“male and female.”

Reason given
Conclusion“If they object to celebrating our wonderful women, our girls, who are competing in sports, they are going to reveal that, once again, they have become the anti-woman party.”

Because“It simply asks the Senate to say that women’s sports ought to be protected.”

“Yet every single time I have introduced this resolution since 2024, Democrats have come down to the floor,”

“and they have objected.”

Reason flawedEven given past objections and the resolution’s content, objecting to it is treated as proving the party is anti-woman with no room for other reasons to object.

Respect · 100

0 of 13 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 · 93

1 of 13 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 “It goes without saying”A certainty formula is used to assert the claim instead of offering any backing for it.

Claims · 8

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1“in 1972, there were just 300,000 female athletes in high school and collegiate sports”In 1972, there were about 300,000 female athletes in high school and collegiate sports in the United States.search
2“Today, there are over 3 million young women who are competing in high school and collegiate sports”Currently over 3 million young women compete in high school and collegiate sports in the United States.search
3“and scholarships for female athletic programs, title IX opened opportunities for women that would have been impossible in the past.”Title IX requires equal resources for facilities, training, recruitment, and scholarships for female athletic programs.search
4“they returned President Donald Trump to the Oval Office”Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.search
5“On Inauguration Day, the President issued an Executive order that affirms the Federal Government’s position that there are only two sexes”On Inauguration Day (January 20, 2025), President Trump issued an executive order stating the federal government recognizes only two sexes.search
6“A month later, I had the honor of joining President Trump in the Oval Office as he signed an Executive order that bans biological males from competing in women’s sports”About a month after inauguration (February 2025), President Trump signed an executive order addressing transgender participation in women’s sports, signed in the Oval Office.search
7“every single time I have introduced this resolution since 2024”Blackburn has introduced this girls-in-sports day resolution repeatedly since 2024.search
8“934, submitted earlier today; ”S. Res. 934 was submitted in the Senate on September 30, 2026.search

Analyzed on 2026-10-20