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Schumer condemns "despicable" transphobic remarks from Republicans ahead of Equality Act vote

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Source Newsweek bias rating
Published Feb 26, 2021
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The Bias Rating is computed based on a number of factors including bias loaded words, sentiments towards certain political policies, author bias towards politicians, and the amount of tone found in the article.

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*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Policy Leaning Analysis

This article includes the following sentiments, providing an average bias score of -28% Liberal:

  • 2 positive sentiments and 1 negative sentiment for LGBT Equality.
  • 1 positive sentiment and 1 negative sentiment for Anti-Discrimination Laws.
  • 1 positive sentiment for Criminal justice

Politician Portrayal Analysis:

This article includes the following Politician Portrayal sentiments, providing an average sentiment of 12% Positive and bias score of 22% Conservative:

1 positive sentiment for John Katko
1 positive sentiment for Tom Reed
1 positive sentiment for Brian Fitzpatrick
1 positive sentiment for Joe Biden
1 positive sentiment for Nancy Pelosi
1 positive sentiment for Tammy Baldwin
1 positive sentiment for Cory A. Booker
1 positive sentiment for Jerrold Nadler
1 positive sentiment for Jeff Merkley
1 positive sentiment for Mark Takano
1 negative sentiment for Chuck Schumer
1 negative sentiment for Kamala Harris

Policies:

LGBT Equality
Anti-Discrimination Laws
Criminal justice

Politicians:

John Katko
Tom Reed
Brian Fitzpatrick
Joe Biden
Nancy Pelosi
Tammy Baldwin
Cory A. Booker
Jerrold Nadler
Jeff Merkley
Mark Takano
Chuck Schumer
Kamala Harris

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16% Three Republican lawmakers -- John Katko and Tom Reed of New York, and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania -- voted alongside all 221 House Democrats ..."
16% Three Republican lawmakers -- John Katko and Tom Reed of New York, and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania -- voted alongside all 221 House Democrats ..."
14% "And of course, we now have an ally in the White House with President Biden, who's promised to make the Equality Act a priority.""
14% "I'm hopeful that just like in the House, the Equality Act will get Republican votes and pass the Senate with bipartisan support.""
0% "The House originally passed the Equality Act in 2019, but the bill did not move past the Senate, where Republicans held a majority at ..."
0% "As members of the House presented arguments in favor of, and against, the Equality Act, Schumer advocated for its passage during a press conference ..."
0% "The House ultimately passed the Equality Act, which aims to provide expanded protections to LGBTQ people and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual ..."
-2% "They don't represent our views, and they don't represent the views of a majority of Americans, he continued, adding, That's why we're here today, ..."
-4% "Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke frankly about the efforts by some Republican federal lawmakers to prevent the Equality Act's passage in Congress Thursday ..."
-48% "In addition to underscoring the importance of establishing anti-discrimination statutes that protect LGBTQ people in federal law, Schumer denounced the pushback from some Republicans ..."

We have listed the top 10 sentiments. More sentiments do exist. Please review the full article for more information.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "I'm hopeful that just like in the House, the Equality Act will get Republican votes and pass the Senate with bipartisan support.
57% : And of course, we now have an ally in the White House with President Biden, who's promised to make the Equality Act a priority."
50% : The House ultimately passed the Equality Act, which aims to provide expanded protections to LGBTQ people and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, by a 224-206 vote on Thursday.
50% : As members of the House presented arguments in favor of, and against, the Equality Act, Schumer advocated for its passage during a press conference where he delivered remarks alongside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several Democratic congressional lawmakers, including Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin; New Jersey Senator Cory Booker; New York Representative Jerrold Nadler; Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley; and California Representative Mark Takano.
50% : The House originally passed the Equality Act in 2019, but the bill did not move past the Senate, where Republicans held a majority at the time.
49% : "They don't represent our views, and they don't represent the views of a majority of Americans," he continued, adding, "That's why we're here today, to talk about the Equality Act.
48% : Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke frankly about the efforts by some Republican federal lawmakers to prevent the Equality Act's passage in Congress Thursday afternoon, as members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a floor vote to approve the anti-discrimination legislation.
26% : In addition to underscoring the importance of establishing anti-discrimination statutes that protect LGBTQ people in federal law, Schumer denounced the pushback from some Republicans who refused to recognize trans identities as legitimate.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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