Premise: Or, more creatively yet, maybe one new senator could just stop talking for a while.

Hypothesis: One new senator can keep talking.
Answer: no

Premise: uh yes i i used to work with a guy from Puerto Rico when i worked for Hewlett Packard

Hypothesis: I enjoyed working with the Puerto Rican guy when I worked at HP, he was nice.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: What the hell Tommy interrupted him.

Hypothesis: What are you doing, Tommy stopped him midway.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Extending these new lines into remote areas involved vast expense and remarkable feats of engineering.

Hypothesis: There engineering in the development is very advanced.
Answer: it is not possible to tell