american tax collector

Chapter 383: Work of the Senate
This is the IRS.

The matter in the House of Representatives had been settled. After everyone calmed down, Obadiah sent everyone else away, leaving only David and Donald in the meeting room.

"David, if we continue like this, even if we can pass both houses, it will be difficult to get two-thirds of the votes of the members. This is something we need to consider now. Do you have any plans for this?"

As I said before, David has been working hard day and night on this bill over this period of time.

So the two of them didn't ask too much, and they didn't know what David's other plans were.

But now that the bill has passed the House of Representatives, the two must know more about it.

"It is not necessary to obtain two-thirds of the votes of the parliamentarians..."

"If you don't get two-thirds of the votes from the congressmen, then you have to get the president to sign the bill honestly. But if the three major groups put pressure on the White House, it may not be able to withstand it..."

Obadiah was about to continue speaking, but suddenly he seemed to have thought of something. He paused and then changed the subject: "Are you planning to do something to the president?"

He actually had this guess before, and now after seeing David like this, he was even more certain of it.

"That depends on him!"

David did not give a clear answer, but Obadiah and Donald understood.

It seems that this kid David really has this plan.

But the president has judicial immunity. If it really comes to that and we have to take action against him, we have no choice but to initiate impeachment proceedings.

The one who can be impeached is the president!
The President of the United States is the most powerful person in the world, so powerful that there is no need to even add the title of "one of the most powerful"!

If an impeachment were to take place against him, you can imagine how big of a sensation it would cause!

But then again, if it really comes to this, this is what we really have to do if we want to pass the bill.

After all, it is really too difficult to obtain two-thirds of the votes of the parliamentarians.

"Okay, you can handle this matter as you wish. Anyway, you know that no matter what you do, we will fully support you!"

Obadiah also knew very well that the reason this bill had come to this point and passed the House of Representatives was all due to David's own efforts.

So even if David wanted to do something as big as impeach the president, they could only continue to support him.

Because at this point, it is no longer a question of whether the bill can be passed, because once it fails, they will inevitably be liquidated by all American capitalists.

Only by making every effort to successfully pass this bill can they ensure that the status of the IRS will not be shaken!
Therefore, before they decide to launch this bill, there is no way back. Either it succeeds, and the influence of the IRS will rise to an unprecedented level, or it fails, and the IRS faces a reduction in power!

There is no third way.

"I understand Chief!"

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After the tax avoidance bill passes the House of Representatives, it will need to be reviewed for 5 to 7 days before it can be voted on in the Senate, according to procedures.

Therefore, during this period of time, it will be a critical issue for the three major groups and the IRS.

In view of the defeat on the House of Representatives side, the three major groups have of course made a lot of arrangements for the future.

They all knew that the next few days would be critical and everyone would have to do their best to win more senators' votes.

Of course, if you want to win more votes from senators, spending money is essential.

After the call from the top management of the three major groups, they finally decided to allocate another 100 billion US dollars to be used for the operation of various matters in these three days.

The three major groups are making arrangements in full swing, and David will naturally not be idle either.

He first notified Elvis and Gavin, asking them to monitor all senators to see which ones showed signs of wavering or turning against him during this period, and to report to him at any time.

In addition, he contacted the three major families in Texas and some families in other states that had influence on the Senate to come to Washington for negotiations.

The meeting place this time was still chosen as the Kimpton George Hotel where the dinner was held last night.

Around seven o'clock the next evening.

The lights were on in the Kimpton George Hotel, but apart from the security guards and waiters, there were no other guests to be seen.

This was of course arranged by David. For such an important meeting, it is natural to clear the room.

Soon, a car arrived at the hotel entrance.

The car door opened, and Besemai from Texas got out of the car first, followed by Charlie and Gotha.

Next, some families from other states and the senator himself came to the scene, and many people greeted and talked with each other.

But soon after, with the arrival of Elvis and his group, everyone stopped talking and looked at him.

By now, everyone knows that this CIA intelligence chief is David's henchman.

The presence of such a person would naturally make the people present feel a little wary and afraid of being targeted.

"Humph, I didn't expect David to call the spy chief over as well. Is he warning us?"

Here, a man next to Ivanka, who was invited, muttered with a slightly dissatisfied tone.

He is Ivanka's husband, Jafedd Dolezon.

Currently, Ivanka is the CEO of New York real estate in her family.

"David, we agreed to hold a meeting at 7pm, but it's almost 7:30 and there's still no sign of him!"

"shut up!"

Ivanka on the side lost her temper and looked at Jafede with a scolding look.

After being yelled at like this, Jafede seemed a little aggrieved and replied: "I was just talking..."

"You can't say it in a situation like this, it will bring trouble to our family!"

Ivanka was a little annoyed and glanced at Elvis not far away.

Seeing this, Jafede realized that he had indeed said the wrong thing.

The CIA is omnipresent, and the person in charge of the intelligence department is here. How dare you complain like this in public? Aren't you asking for trouble?

Even though it was just a complaint, if it fell into the ears of a vindictive person like David, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause!

While the two were still whispering, in the hotel lobby, many people from the major families began to look at their watches again and again, and some even showed a hint of impatience.

But because of the presence of Elvis, the head of intelligence, no one dared to express their dissatisfaction publicly like Jafede did before.

Finally, after another ten minutes, David's figure finally appeared.

"I'm sorry, I had to deal with some urgent official business. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

David didn't really want to leave these people alone. Just now, he received calls from several senators, saying that the three major groups had already started lobbying these people, which took some time to make targeted deployments, resulting in a little delay now.

"That's not the case, Inspector General David. We haven't seen each other for a long time. It just so happens that we have time to catch up."

As a staunch supporter of David, Sean, who had arrived at the scene earlier, was very tactful and resolved the awkwardness between the two parties with just one sentence.

"By the way, Inspector General David, let me introduce you. This is my uncle Roland, and this is..."

Although families like Charlie, Bethemer, and Gotha were forced to reach an agreement with David, they were not necessarily optimistic about the success of this bill.

But what I didn’t expect was that after a round of voting yesterday, it was actually passed.

Although it only passed the House of Representatives, everyone could see David's strength from the inside out.

Therefore, after being invited this time, each of the major families sent their heavyweight figures in an attempt to see if they could gain more benefits after the bill is passed in the future.

After talking to these people for a while, David scanned the scene with his eyes. Then he excused himself and came to Ivanka, who had his eyes fixed on him. He smiled and said, "Ms. Ivanka, how are you?"

When David was traveling around the states, he ran into Ivanka once by chance, and then he had the idea of ​​dragging him into the water.

After all, the family behind the other party is the family of the former president. Although they have suffered considerable suppression after stepping down, their power is still considerable.

"Thanks to Inspector General David, everything is fine."

Ivanka also replied with a graceful smile.

"Really? That's good. But having said that, I invited your father to come with me tonight... so where is he?"

"I'm sorry, Inspector General David, my father is currently in Great Britain discussing some matters and cannot spare time, so he specifically asked me to be your representative."

Hearing this, David narrowed his eyes slightly.

He has expressed his desire to meet the former president more than once, but the former president always finds various excuses to shirk his responsibilities.

He originally thought that the successful passage of the House of Representatives this time demonstrated his strength and should be able to impress the other party to meet him.

But what is unexpected is that the other party still plans to continue to "watch the game". It seems that this former president, who seems to be so noisy on the surface, still has a lot on his mind.

Putting his thoughts aside, David turned to look at the man next to Ivanka and asked: Who is this... ?
"Oh, by the way, this is my husband, Jafeed, who is currently taking over our family's real estate business in New York!"

Ivanka introduced immediately.

"Inspector General David, it's great to meet you!"

As the saying goes, a man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. After seeing David, Jafferd became respectful both in his body language and in his expression. He seemed like a completely different person from the complaining look he had just shown.

"Hello, Mr. Jaffer, welcome tonight."

"Thank you, Inspector General David, for your invitation..."

After a simple greeting, David turned to look at Ivanka and said, "I have prepared some wine on the rooftop terrace. If you don't mind, come up and sit for a while."

"Since you, the Inspector General, have invited me, David, there is no reason for us to refuse."

David nodded, turned to look at Munson, and said, "Notify them all to go up."

"it is good."

Soon after, a large group of people led by David came to the top floor, where an open-air restaurant was operating.

However, the restaurant had been cleaned up at this time, with only a large round table in the middle.

After everyone was seated, several waiters placed glasses in front of each person, then took out a few bottles of champagne and filled each person's glass with half a glass.

David picked up the champagne, looked around at everyone and said, "The tax avoidance bill was passed by the House of Representatives this time, and everyone present has made a great contribution. Come, let's have a toast and celebrate!"

Faced with David's order, who dared to refuse? They all raised their glasses.

However, before clinking glasses, Sean added: "Our big families have contributed a lot, but the reason why this bill was successfully passed is of course mainly due to Inspector General David. Come, let us all toast to Inspector General David first!"

"Bang bang bang..."

The sound of wine glasses clinking echoed throughout the rooftop.

After drinking, David motioned for everyone to sit down first, then looked at Elvis and said, "Director Elvis, please come and talk to everyone first!"

"Yes."

Elvis nodded and said, "According to the latest news from our CIA, the three major groups plan to invest another 10 billion to conduct a final lobbying of senators from various states, so next..."

Elvis told all the information he had.

After hearing this, everyone's expressions became solemn.

Although the three major groups' previous money-spending tactics failed to prevent the bill from passing the House of Representatives, they still had some effect.

For example, the councillors from their major families all turned against their parties during the voting process, which resulted in only 222 votes.

And now the three major groups are repeating the same trick once again and investing tens of billions of dollars. With such a huge amount of money, no one can guarantee whether the Senate can replicate the success of the House of Representatives.

"Don't worry, I didn't ask you to come here today to learn from them and spend money. The purpose of asking you to come here is very simple. Try your best to use all means to keep your Senate seats. Don't let the situation like the House of Representatives happen again!"

Before the vote, they counted 239 votes, but after the vote, the final number of votes was only 222.

In other words, at least 17 members of the parliament are ghosts, which is not a low proportion.

If the same situation occurs in the Senate next time, it will be troublesome.

After all, the Senate has only 100 votes, and each vote is crucial, and there is not as much tolerance as the House of Representatives.

And the Senate is a little different than the House.

On paper, the Senate only needs 51 votes in favor to pass.

But in reality, if it really wants to pass, it will need at least 51 votes and 9 special votes.

Why are 9 special votes needed?
the reason is simple.

When a bill reaches the Senate, if some senator does not want the bill to pass, he or she can use a speech to prevent the bill from being voted on.

Someone here may ask, it’s just a speech, how long can you speak?

No matter how good your eloquence is, it's already impressive if you can speak on the stage for an hour or two. Can't you speak for a whole day?
Yes, I can talk about this for a whole day!
According to congressional law, before a bill is voted on in the Senate, a member of Congress can make an extremely long speech if he wants to obstruct the passage of a bill.

There is no time limit for this extra length.

If you can really talk for a whole day, then you have the right to talk for a whole day, and no one has the right to drive you away.

So in American history.

When many bills come to the Senate, opposition lawmakers will use this method to delay them, which will eventually lead to the failure of the bills!
(End of this chapter)