Chapter 376 The Speaker’s Throne
“The numbering matter is the committee’s business and is not my responsibility. Please forgive me for not being able to help!”
Listening to Josh’s words of rejection, Qiu Qiu Qi Shuang's eyes narrowed, and then the conversation changed: "Don't refuse in a hurry, Josh, this may be a good opportunity for you."
"Opportunity, what does this mean?" "
"Then I will confess. Although you are the whip of the majority party in the House of Representatives, you may appear to be very successful, but in fact, due to your position, you have been suppressed by Nan Xi for so many years. , am I right?”
Upon hearing this, Josh's face sank slightly.
Because what the other party said is indeed correct. Because he has some connections with the Freemasons and has an unclear relationship with the Angsa Illuminati, so for so many years, he has indeed not been recognized in the courtyard. Nan Xi, the arrogant Speaker of the House of Representatives, was used to this, so it was inevitable that he would be suppressed.
But having said that, he is still a shrewd politician after all.
These days, both the IRS and the Freemasons are desperately fighting for seats in the House of Representatives.
Of course, the three major groups have tried to win over him with all kinds of sincerity as usual.
But because the current situation is unclear, with his shrewd character. Therefore, he has not expressed his position, and he belongs to the group of people in the hospital who are still wavering!
But although he did not express his position, he had a very clear understanding of the situation.
For example, the Church in front of me has criticized capitalists and supported and drafted foreign tax avoidance bills these days. This shows that he has become an IRS person...
In other words, it is the person who is now promoted to the IRS Tax Inspector General David!
And now the committee is stuck on this bill, and Church is here to find him again. What does this mean?
This means that while Church hopes that he will come forward to deal with the committee, he also wants to draw him into the camp!
No matter what Josh was thinking, Church continued: "Josh, Whip, you are a smart man. You should know very well that in the current situation, given your status, you cannot choose sides. It’s impossible to stand unless you don’t want to win this midterm election, so I’ll just say it.”
“I made an agreement with Inspector General David, and he will help me win this time. The mid-term elections are even better!”
“Perhaps I can pull the strings and get him to give you the same promise. As long as he really helps you with his ability, you will not only win the mid-term elections! , with your current prestige, it is not impossible to even take over the position that Nan Xi left!"
"If it happens, you will not be affected by it from now on! Anyone who suppresses them will become the BOSS of the House of Representatives!”
"How about it, think about it?"
Church is very smart. He knows that it is impossible to impress a shrewd old fox like the other party without enough benefits.
So he directly threw out the huge temptation of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He couldn't believe that the other party had been in the House of Representatives for so long and was not interested in this throne at all!
“Now the three major groups have spent tens of billions in various states, and they are still lobbying many members of Congress. This is no joke. I don’t think the bill you are proposing can be successful. By..."
Although Josh seemed to have some scruples, in fact, it would be a lie to say that he was not tempted at all by Church's words.
Although Nan Xi is old and promised that this would be her last term as Speaker of the House of Representatives, after she abdicated, she made it clear that she supported the leader of the majority party in the House.
The leader of the majority party is already one whip higher than him in the House, and he has the support of Nan Xi, the most prestigious elder in the House. Naturally, the odds of winning are extremely high. times.
So, if he, the party whip, wants to become the BOSS of the House of Representatives, his chances of winning the election are definitely not good.
If you rely on endurance, you don’t know that you will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse to control the Congress and run for the speaker’s seat.
But then again, as the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.
The same goes for a politician.
He has been deeply involved in Congress for so many years, and now he has reached the position of party whip. How can he not want to get involved in the speaker's throne?
Because of the existence of Nan Xi.
Although the three major groups promised him some benefits, it was impossible for him to offend Nan Xi and the leader of the majority party.
Therefore, even if he directly declares to fall to the Freemasonry or the Angsa camp, this group of people will never help him ascend to this throne.
Because in the eyes of these people, Nan Xi has been in Congress and the political arena for so many years. Not only does he have disciples and former officials all over the world, but he also has extremely strong political capital.
And what about himself?
To put it simply, he is just a younger brother compared to Nan Xi.
Based on all the above, if he wants to win the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives after Nan Xi leaves office, he can only take the deviant path.
The so-called swordsmanship is naturally on the side of David, who has been on the side until now and is really able and capable to help him!
But... if you really take sides, it won’t be fun if you lose!
Not only may he lose his position as party whip, but even being expelled from Congress is not impossible!
"Josh, the so-called three major groups are now paper tigers. What else can they do besides throwing money?"
"But money may not be everything, at least in David This is what happened before the Inspector General!”
"Isn't the Freemasonry strong enough? What's the result? Isn't it defeated by Inspector General David repeatedly!"
"And the Illuminati is strong enough?"
"The result is not the same. Inspector General David led the aircraft carrier fleet to block him at the door of his house, and he finally paid the money!"
"And as far as I know, the number of votes in the hands of Inspector General David now exceeds 218. ”
“Even if you don’t join, it doesn’t matter to us, it’s just a waste of time.”
"But if you join, then you will be ours!"
"In the future, he will use these votes to help you in the speaker election. What do you think will happen?"
"Come on. Come on, Josh, life is a big gamble. If you are too timid to make a bet, how can you win?” So when I saw that the other party was moving intentionally, I naturally did the 'last strike' without hesitation.
“Are you sure you have more than 218 votes now?”
Josh couldn't believe it.
“I swear to God, I never lied to you!”
“Okay, but I want to talk to him face to face, is that okay?”
Got it After this guarantee, Josh, who was originally interested, was indeed persuaded.
Yes, life is a huge gamble. If you don’t gamble, how can you win what you want?
What's more, Inspector General David has really become the climate now, has the endorsement of the IRS, and if there are enough votes, then the probability of passing this bill is still very high.
Another important point is that if this off-site tax avoidance bill is successfully enacted with his participation, it will be a big political achievement for him!
After a little analysis with his shrewd mind, he came to the conclusion that it was worth a gamble. "It's natural."
Hearing this, Church smiled, then picked up the phone and dialed David's number.
Meanwhile, in the offices of the Office of Inspector General of the Internal Revenue Service.
David is still discussing some things with department staff.
At this time, the mobile phone rang.
Picked it up and saw that the caller ID was from Qiu Qi, so he quickly picked up the call.
“Tell me, Senator Church.”
"Inspector General David, I've reached an agreement here. Whip Josh said he wants to see you, and I'm taking him there now!"
"Okay, come now!"
"Okay, let's go now!"
......
More than half an hour later, Church brought Josh to the IRS and walked into him in the office.
"Inspector General David, Whip Josh is here!"
David looked at Josh coming in behind Church, stood up and stretched out his hand, and said: "Whip Josh, Goodbye last time, stay safe!”
“Thanks to you, Inspector General David, everything is fine...”
The two shook hands and exchanged a few words. Then he sat down.
Immediately afterwards, Church took the lead and said: "Inspector General David, in view of the current situation, what Josh, the whip, means is that he can consider siding with us, but... …”
As he spoke, Church paused deliberately, and Josh on the side also showed a little nervousness.
"If that's the case, let's just say it!"
With the addition of such a 'strong general', not only the issue of legislative numbering is solved, but the chances of passing the bill are naturally greater. Of course he wouldn't refuse.
However, David also knew very well that the other party was not a philanthropist and could not join them unconditionally to deal with the Freemasons.
In other words, it is nothing more than an exchange of interests!
Of course, given the other party's role and status, as long as the conditions are not too outrageous, he will not be stingy.
"Josh, Whip, why don't you say it!"
David didn't say before that he would help Josh win the position of speaker. This was actually Church's attempt to persuade Josh to Xi took the initiative and threw it out. In order to avoid causing David's displeasure, he could only try his best to pass the blame.
Josh was a little dissatisfied with the other party's behavior of passing the blame, but at this point there was no way to pursue it, so he could only say: "Hasn't the mid-term election begun? What I mean is... I want you to Help me 'mediate' it. As long as I can successfully keep my current position as party whip...
"In other words...after taking over the position of speaker left by Nan Xi, then I will be able to control the Congress. , and regarding any bills you want to implement in the future, it will be much more convenient for you if I control the House of Representatives. ”
Josh is indeed an old fox who has been in politics for many years.
Obviously this matter was best for him, but in the end he just said it was for the convenience of serving David.
David is not stupid, of course he has heard the secret.
With Josh's own prestige and his intervention, it is not a big problem to keep the position of party whip in this mid-term election.
But what the other party meant was that after Nan Xi resigned, he wanted him to help him move into the position of speaker, which was a bit difficult.
After all, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the third-ranked seat in the United States, and it is also a position coveted by all forces. It will definitely take a bloody battle to win it.
But if you think about it from another perspective, if Josh wins the Speaker of the House of Representatives and controls Congress, this will indeed be very beneficial to him and the IRS.
At least if you encounter legislative coding issues like this again, you won’t get stuck!
Thinking of this, David stared straight at Josh and said, "So, do you really want the position of speaker?"
After being exposed like this, it was confusing. Josh, the old fox, was also a little flustered. After hesitating for a while, he had an idea and replied: "If I sit as a member of the parliament, legislative coding issues like this will definitely not arise in the future!"
"Well, you are indeed right."
Josh's answer indeed spoke David's heart.
But thinking back on it, there was one thing that made him very interesting.
Because he has traveled through time, and in the memory of his previous life, regarding the mid-term elections of this year, after Nan Xi left office, for some unknown reason, the minority party in the House of Representatives actually performed exceptionally and defeated the original majority of the House of Representatives. Party became the new majority party in the House of Representatives.
As the leader of the minority party, their leader Maxey has naturally grown into the biggest candidate for Speaker.
But at this moment, something happened that shocked the world and shocked countless people.
Maxie, who originally thought he had a solid chance of winning, failed to get 218 votes after the first round of voting.
In other words, there is no way to directly serve as speaker.
There is no way. Congress can only initiate the second round of voting, then the third round, the fourth round, and up to the 14th round, but it still fails to obtain enough votes.
It was not until the beginning of the 15th chapter that Maxey finally got what he wanted after a lot of effort.
But this kind of getting his wish made him as sick as eating a fly.
Because he broke a record in the history of the United States, that is, the speaker of the most difficult childbirth, which naturally made him extremely embarrassed.
In the final analysis, why did Maxey, who has clearly become the leader of the majority party in Congress, create such an embarrassing record?
The reason is also very simple, just two words, Nan Xi!
Although Nan Xi has made it clear that she will step down, her connections and political capital are still there.
Watching his chosen heir being kicked away naturally made him furious.
That’s why Maxi ended up in such an embarrassing end due to her manipulations!
I don’t know if I decide to help Josh run for Speaker, will this happen in the end?
This is a question worth thinking about!
"Inspector General David, I know that Congress has made you all feel uncomfortable with this strangled bill, but don't worry, since you have to choose a side, I know that you must submit a vote. , so leave this matter to me, I will help you get it done!”
Now that he had decided to go to David's side, Josh made a firm promise in order to gain David's trust.
(End of this chapter)