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Joe Biden

Transcripts White House Calendar White House Press Releases

Senate Floor: TRADITION

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3 Speakers

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Speakers

Joe Biden

Joe Biden said 30 sentences of a total of 36 sentences.

84%

Joe Biden said 807 words of a total of 839 words.

97%

The Presiding Officer

The Presiding Officer said 4 sentences of a total of 36 sentences.

12%

The Presiding Officer said 23 words of a total of 839 words.

3%

Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch said 2 sentences of a total of 36 sentences.

6%

Orrin G. Hatch said 9 words of a total of 839 words.

2%

Full Transcript

Joe Biden

Mr. President, I would, as usual, like to salute my leader, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Byrd, as he spoke to what tradition used to be. I am reminded that in my first very inconsequential speech before the Senate -- but my maiden speech before the Senate -- I recall coming on the floor -- and at the time we still had our temporary assignments. That was in the good old days when there were 64 Democrats in the U.S. Senate -- good old days from my partisan perspective. And I remember not having my permanent seat. I was number 100 in seniority. My permanent seat ended up being the one nearest the rolltop desk at the back row, but at the time, my temporary seat was, I believe, the second or third seat in the back row, in the main section.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.71429

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.71429

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.46634

VADER

0.872

Very Positive

Moderation

Harassment

0.0088424087

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0058498081

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence

0.002741069

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0003970911

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0002709342

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0001195222

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

7.62624E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

3.86687E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

3.85404E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

3.9725E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

4.619E-7

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Topics

Topic:

Government Operations

Score:

22.35

Magnitude:

143

Code:

20

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

7.7

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

67.9

Gunning-Fog Score

10

Coleman-Liau Index

9

SMOG Index

11.1

Automated Readability Index

6.2

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.2

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

31

Sprache Difficult Word Count

32

Joe Biden

And I recall coming over to speak and being told by a person in the Cloakroom that I should wait a few moments. I initially thought that I had already breached protocol in some way unknown to me, because a staff person in the Cloakroom asked me to wait. And to my great surprise -- and I might add to my not little, not embarrassment, but I guess the best way to say it is it made me a little nervous -- a distinguished U.S. Senator, one of the finest men whom I have ever served around -- I expect Senator Byrd would share my view -- Senator John Stennis, came over. He had called the Cloakroom to tell the Cloakroom that he wanted to hear my speech.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.8473

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.11111

Leans Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.11111

Leans Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.20067

VADER

0.885

Very Positive

Moderation

Violence

0.0035568428

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0034089677

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.0032447166

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0011017237

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.000708766

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0003797865

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0001156471

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

3.3512E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

3.16842E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

2.9855E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

1.0672E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

8.4

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

72

Gunning-Fog Score

10.3

Coleman-Liau Index

8

SMOG Index

9.9

Automated Readability Index

8

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.1

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

24

Sprache Difficult Word Count

27

Joe Biden

And he sat in, if I am not mistaken, this row, and he turned his chair so that his back was not quite to the Presiding Officer, but looked intently at me throughout my speech. And I must say, it was one of the few times when I stood to speak -- maybe I would be better off if it occurred more often -- but it was one of the few times I stood to speak that I was actually nervous about what I was going to say. Because at the moment I stood up, I can recall, and I hope the Senate will excuse my personal references here, forgive me for reminiscing, but I stood up and I thought to myself, "My gosh, I am 30 years old, and "I am standing." And at the time I was standing next to Senator McIntyre's desk.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.6

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.6

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.46667

Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.46667

Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.93827

VADER

0.855

Very Positive

Moderation

Harassment

0.0791380007

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0120050245

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0053089658

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence

0.0042403659

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0010814651

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0005069895

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0002473486

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

9.84445E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

3.10943E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

1.12634E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

1.7097E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

63.5

Gunning-Fog Score

16

Coleman-Liau Index

6.1

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

3.9

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

19

Sprache Difficult Word Count

25

Joe Biden

Senator McIntyre had the desk that the senior Senator from the State of New Hampshire was always given the honor of having, one of the great, great, famous Senators and speakers in the history of the United States. I stood there and I thought to myself, my Lord, I am standing in the spot that men like Daniel Webster stood to speak, and looking at John Stennis watching me, and I froze. I could not remember how to begin my inconsequential speech.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.94591

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.8

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.8

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.84583

VADER

0.949

Very Positive

Moderation

Violence

0.0679172925

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0328955037

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0078184959

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.0049942857

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0015377702

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0007877444

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

4.77692E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

2.64099E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

1.3627E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

1.1947E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

5.65E-7

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

57.4

Gunning-Fog Score

12.9

Coleman-Liau Index

9.8

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.4

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

16

Sprache Difficult Word Count

24

Joe Biden

But I remember one other thing. I received a letter from one of the most powerful Members of the Senate then and now congratulating me on how I comported myself in my maiden speech. That letter was from Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, who was the whip of the Senate when I arrived, and a letter that I appreciated then and treasure now.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.5

Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.5

Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.8473

VADER

0.821

Very Positive

Moderation

Violence

0.0375733798

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.010331352

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0093463568

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0076652446

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0026837735

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0014569159

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0007755509

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

0.0001774397

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

0.0001289947

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

2.42291E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

4.645E-7

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

8

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

66.3

Gunning-Fog Score

9.5

Coleman-Liau Index

8.8

SMOG Index

10.3

Automated Readability Index

6.3

Dale-Chall Readability Score

3.3

Sprache Readability Score

4

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

10

Sprache Difficult Word Count

17

Joe Biden

So I wish to make the point that not only did the tradition exist, that we used to come over and listen, that those of us who were newly elected waited a moment before we spoke, but once we spoke senior Members who were considerably more busy than we were took the time and the courtesy and the interest in listening to what we had to say and responded.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.77778

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.77778

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.7346

VADER

0.849

Very Positive

Moderation

Violence

0.0274987426

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0244685216

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.0170085856

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0156137874

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0091932328

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

0.0051995383

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0025229774

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

0.0009765268

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0005264189

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

0.0001019564

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

7.16431E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

16.6

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

8.2

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.2

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

12

Sprache Difficult Word Count

13

Joe Biden

My friend from West Virginia is not only a man of the Senate and a man who knows more about the Senate than I suspect any man or woman who has ever served in the Senate, but he is also a man who honored those traditions and spent time with a 30-year-old kid from Delaware making his first speech, and making me feel as though the speech I made really made a difference, when in reflection I know it was of little or no consequence other than that I was able to muster the courage to stand in the spot where women and men -- men, in that case at that time in our lives -- stood, of much greater significance than me, then and now.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0.51083

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.46667

Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.46667

Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.93827

VADER

0.938

Very Positive

Moderation

Violence

0.0301560765

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.0172344458

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0142531717

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0096587966

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.004060987

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0021619631

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

0.0004663198

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0004539139

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

0.0003720712

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

4.72629E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

2.33388E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Topics

Topic:

Civil Rights

Score:

79.318

Magnitude:

126

Code:

2

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

0

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

7.1

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

8.1

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

15

Sprache Difficult Word Count

21

Joe Biden

It was a great honor to have heard my colleague this morning paying tribute to Robert Dole, as I did a moment earlier, but also an honor to have been treated with the respect and decorum that I was, almost 22 years ago this month, by the distinguished senior Senator from West Virginia.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.94591

Harvard-IV (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

2.94444

VADER

0.92

Very Positive

Moderation

Hate

0.1424310263

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence

0.1102586044

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0352388714

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0276406296

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

0.0265582523

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.0227652257

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0190994659

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0121074678

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

0.0071858274

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

0.0014549277

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

8.88227E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

26.9

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

9.4

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.5

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

13

Sprache Difficult Word Count

15

Joe Biden

I yield the floor.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Logit)

-1.09861

VADER

0

Neutral

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

0

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

100

Gunning-Fog Score

1.6

Coleman-Liau Index

4.7

SMOG Index

3.3

Automated Readability Index

0

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.1

Sprache Readability Score

1.2

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

1

Sprache Difficult Word Count

1

The Presiding Officer

The PRESIDING OFFICER.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0

VADER

0

Neutral

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

5.2

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

62.8

Gunning-Fog Score

1.2

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

9

Automated Readability Index

5.2

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.4

Sprache Readability Score

1.3

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

2

Sprache Difficult Word Count

3

Orrin G. Hatch

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Logit)

-1.09861

VADER

0

Neutral

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

3.2

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

80.1

Gunning-Fog Score

1.8

Coleman-Liau Index

9

SMOG Index

3.3

Automated Readability Index

0.7

Dale-Chall Readability Score

9

Sprache Readability Score

1.6

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

5

Sprache Difficult Word Count

5

The Presiding Officer

The PRESIDING OFFICER.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Logit)

-1.09861

VADER

0

Neutral

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

5.8

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

68.8

Gunning-Fog Score

5.8

Coleman-Liau Index

11.9

SMOG Index

10.3

Automated Readability Index

5

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.1

Sprache Readability Score

2.3

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

4

Sprache Difficult Word Count

7