The Devil Comes to America

Chapter 205: General

Just when Xiong En was feeling complacent, this Roland had already spoken.

"I would like to ask Councillor Xiong En, regarding this proposal, are you really considering the people?"

Xiong En laughed.

"of course."

He was already feeling proud in his heart, and it would be better if he could ask more of these insignificant questions.

Who wouldn't answer this kind of question?
A hint of pride flashed across Roland's face, and he continued to ask, "Excuse me, are you sure you don't have any selfish motives?"

"Yes, Councillor Roland."

"Very good, Councillor Xiong En, I believe you, but you have mentioned more than once in your speeches that you are willing to pay for those who use contraband drugs. So, you are mainly promoting this free injection bill so that you don't have to spend money, right?"

Xiong En was stunned.

What's the problem?
Xiong En immediately said: "Member Roland, you should know that it is just my campaign manifesto."

"So you're saying that you're not going to follow through on your campaign promises now?"

"That's not what I meant." Xiong En said immediately, "I just want to say that these two things are not related, right?"

"You just said that you have no selfish motives, but isn't it selfish to let the government pay for your votes?"

Xiong En looked at Roland in disbelief.

He didn't understand why this congressman, whom his family sponsored, was going against him?
For a moment, Xiong En looked at Roland with eyes filled with anger, and he just wanted to rush up and punch this guy!
But Xiong En still held back.

"I need to clarify something, Mr. Roland." Xiong En said seriously, "If I want, I can stop paying at any time. There is no necessary logical relationship here! I am willing to pay because I have money! I can stop paying at any time if I don't want to!"

"But this will definitely have an impact on you, right?" Roland said, looking at the Speaker: "I have finished asking my questions, Mr. Speaker."

"I" Xiong En was about to make some excuses, but the Speaker had already said, "Thank you for your question, Councillor Roland. Now, Councillor Dorante, please ask your question."

This was a black congressman. He glanced at his manuscript and asked directly, "Congressman Xiong En, I would like to ask, regarding your proposal, how to explain our additional fiscal expenditure to taxpayers."

Xiong En didn't have time to deal with Roland. He had prepared for this question, so he immediately said, "I have already explained this question in detail in the proposal. I can give a brief explanation here."

"First, we should set up a special tax. This tax is used to pay for the cost of free injections. The source of this money is the hemp growers."

"We don't need to use taxpayer money, but let the people who profit from hemp pay for them, right? They make money from hemp on California land, so they should provide substantial support to our citizens."

The congressman nodded, and then the next one came.

"Congressman Xiong En, regarding your second proposal to expand the restrictions on cultivation, how will the unrest that will arise from this be resolved? Before you answer, I need to tell you a piece of data. There are frequent public security incidents on hemp farms, which are the best places for criminals to rob. This can be found in some states that have liberalized cultivation. Has Congressman Xiong En considered the public security issue?"

It was another prepared question, and Xiong En answered it very easily: "This is an opportunity, isn't it? Why are those cases so frequent? Because those farmers need enough profits, because there are a large number of illegal growers. Take California as an example. There may be only two or three people growing hemp in a hemp plantation because they want to reduce labor costs as much as possible. This gives those criminals an opportunity to take advantage of it." "But after formalization, we can require these growers to be equipped with sufficient security and planting personnel when they are of a certain scale."

"This measure can not only solve some criminal activities, after all, those criminals are out to make money, not to risk their lives. For their own benefit, they will only look for places that are more convenient to rob, that is, those illegal plantations."

"So, this proposal can not only provide a large number of jobs for society, but also allow drug dealers to help crack down on some illegal plantations that threaten the safety of the public. If there are any criminal groups that can attack regular plantations with sufficient security, then... this may not be something I should consider, because the people sitting here who should be questioned should be the heads of law enforcement departments. How useless are they to allow such a large criminal group to appear, right?"

There was a burst of laughter in the parliament, and it was obvious that everyone was satisfied with Xiong En's answer.

Xiong En gradually regained his confidence, and he regarded the Roland incident as an episode.

After all, although what Roland asked was disgusting, it was harmless. Everyone here is a politician, and everyone knows that they say one thing and do another.

Then another member of parliament asked.

"California can't digest so much hemp, Senator Xiong En."

Xiong En smiled and said, "We can support our brothers in other states. Free injections must be the best way to solve the hidden dangers of drug addicts in the future. This is a policy worth promoting. Those drug users are victims, and we shouldn't treat them so harshly."

"This problem is not only in California, but also in other states, not only in the United States, but also in the countries where we have troops stationed. If they can learn from our advanced experience, they will definitely be grateful to us."

Xiong En said this because Kofi taught him.

After all, according to Xiong En's original idea, what he wanted to say was that we have already opened the country's doors to those lackeys, so why not just sell it to them? If they don't want to, then teach them what free trade is!

But there were cameras in this place, so Xiong En still chose Kofi's statement.

But everyone understood what he said, and some people even took the lead in applauding.

The guy who took the lead in asking the question smiled and said, "Indeed, your idea is very good, Senator Xiong En. America must indeed make efforts to solve the world's problems. This is what we should do. It is also our responsibility."

Xiu Nuo rolled his eyes when he heard this outside.

You guys are so shameless.

Xiong En answered various questions that followed very well, and in the process of question and answer, two hours passed quickly.

Just when Xiong En thought the matter was about to end, Roland spoke again: "Thank you very much for your answer, Councillor Xiong En."

Xiong En smiled. Things were going so smoothly that he didn't bother to argue with this guy anymore.

Roland suddenly said, "As far as I know, the Bazel family seems to have a lot of licenses and a large number of land use contracts. Councillor Xiong En, the bill you are promoting is actually for the family's profit, right?"

Xiong En was stunned for a moment.

Damn it, how did he know this!
(End of this chapter)