The Devil Comes to America

Chapter 225: This is a combo (Midnight Alliance 55)

Looking at the proposal in front of him, the old speaker had a lot of question marks in his mind.

Why did Xiong En do this thing again?
Moreover, the old speaker also discovered that this time it was not Xiong En who proposed the proposal alone, but a joint proposal.

All those who had previously voted for him joined the joint petition.

What's the point of this?
Share some credit? That's not possible. Even if a hundred people sign this letter, the public will only recognize that it's Xiong En's fault.

But if anything happens and needs to be settled in the future, none of you will be able to escape.

Are these people's brains also going awry?

However, the fact that this thing can appear on my desk has already proved a lot of problems.

But this time, the old speaker remembered what Joel had said before.

Originally, the old speaker was going to make a phone call, but when he thought about the way that bastard Xiong En didn't play by the rules, he called Xiong En over.

When Xiong En came, he noticed the things on the table.

The old speaker placed his hand on the proposal, thought for a moment and then asked, "Congressman Xiong En, I remember you said that you didn't seem to be going to make any demands, right?"

Xiong En nodded: "Of course, Mr. Speaker, I said this, but I also said that I will continue to submit the free injection bill."

"You should know that this will not pass." The speaker said directly: "Even for California, this is still too advanced and will be a huge burden on the finances. I believe you also understand that even if we want to propose it, it will be more appropriate to wait until the expansion of planting is implemented, right?"

Xiong En just smiled and said, "It's okay, Mr. Speaker. You can deny yours and I'll do mine. I have to let people see that I'm doing something, right? I'm still too young and there are too many people staring at me."

The old speaker's mouth twitched: "In other words, if this proposal is not passed this time, you will continue to submit it, right?"

"Of course. And I swear I will respect every vote of the Senate."

The old speaker's face was a little dark. They had already seen what kind of madness those drug addicts could go through.

You submit again and again, and we reject it again and again. What does that mean?
Next time if you cut off the supply, those guys will probably come with C4 instead of guns, right?
"Xiong En." The old speaker suddenly said, "How about we make a deal?"

"You say."

"This time, I can tell you clearly that it will still fail." The old Speaker said it directly. After all, this is his territory, and he has already seen it clearly.

There's no point beating around the bush with this guy.

It’s better to be straightforward.

"But I can assure you that it will pass when the time is right. Your bill to expand cultivation is very good. At least, it will be easier to pass if the state's financial pressure is reduced before it is proposed, right? After all, even if the Senate passes it, the bill cannot be implemented if the governor does not sign it. He can even ask the Senate to vote on the case again."

Without waiting for Xiong En to speak, the speaker continued, "And now, the governor just returned home because he was shot in the shoulder. You know why he was shot, so Xiong En, you can bring it up again in half a year. At least there will be no problem on the Senate side, but as a price, don't let this thing appear in front of me this time or later, okay?"

Xiong En looked like he saw hope: "Really, Mr. Speaker?"

"of course."

"But the House of Representatives has already passed it this time, right?" Xiong En slapped his forehead and said, "I know. I will do something in the debate, but you know, I'm still young, so I don't want to be deceived."

The speaker saw Xiong En was relieved and immediately laughed: "Of course, after all, none of us wants what happened a few days ago to happen again in California."

After Xiong En left, the Speaker finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This thing can't be stopped.

Moreover, with so many drug addicts, this is a business. How many people's interests are affected by the current paid injection? How can it be easily passed?
If we can solve this problem in half a year, many things will be easier. If we can’t solve it, everyone will have almost completed the transformation.

Anyway, let's just get over this matter first.

The committee passed it very quickly, and it wasn’t long before the bill entered the Senate debate phase.”

"Councilor Xiong En, may I ask?"

This time's questioning is no different from the last time.

Xiong En’s answer cannot be said to be very good, it can only be said to be particularly bad. Because Xiong En’s answer is very simple: “I have already answered this question last time, so I don’t want to answer it this time.”

This negative attitude made the speaker look at Xiong En with kind eyes.

This child can still be saved.

Until the final voting stage, the speaker's face never stopped smiling.

But when the voting results came out, the Speaker was dumbfounded.

The free injection bill was inexplicably passed with 21 votes in favor and 19 votes against.

The old speaker looked at the senators suddenly, but he found that some of them had their eyes wide open, as if they did not believe the result.

Some others turned their heads away, which clearly showed that they were guilty.

At this moment, the old speaker suddenly realized something.

Xiong En's differential treatment last time really scared some people! However, he also took these things into consideration, so he gave a heads-up in advance. What's the matter with this ticket type?

Xiong En's cheers were directly blocked by the Speaker.

He quickly glanced at some people and left the table.

Xiong En rushed out of the conference room and began to give his speech facing the reporters outside.

But on the other side, in the small conference room, the speaker was already slamming the table angrily: "I don't want to investigate who voted in favor! I understand those people whose families are still in Mexico, but I want to know what's going on with the others! Thor! Your eyes have betrayed you, tell me! Why did you do this!"

Thor's face turned pale at this time. He looked at the people around him and said with a bitter face: "I thought it didn't matter if I had one vote."

The old speaker looked at the others with a gloomy face, and someone else spoke up: "I think so too. We have enough advantages, don't we?"

The old speaker clenched his fists and said, "I don't want the next person to have the same stupid reason!"

A few people lowered their heads slightly, and some didn't know how to speak.

"Who is it! Who told you that it doesn't matter?"

Someone immediately said, "This is an accident, Mr. Speaker. Xiong En is too crazy. It's normal for people to be scared, but it's not difficult to change anything, right? The executive branch can send this bill back for a new vote. Maybe we made a mistake this time, but we still have a chance!"

The speaker was so angry that he was shaking: "I just hope that there won't be any more idiots in our team next time!"

Thor was quick-witted: "Absolutely not, Mr. Speaker!"

The speaker took a deep breath and said, "Pound is still recovering in the hospital. I really don't want to disturb him because of this!"

Someone did say, "This is good news, isn't it, Mr. Speaker? At least this time the pressure is put on the executive branch, just like the House of Representatives always puts some inexplicable pressure on us. If they veto the bill, and Xiong En really goes crazy to retaliate against them, then maybe this trouble will really disappear."

The speaker frowned slightly, and then he said, "But this is definitely not a good idea. Forget it. I'd better go to the hospital to visit Pound."

At this time, the governor, who was recuperating in the hospital, looked at the thing in front of him with an unpleasant expression.

That damn lab document that I signed myself.

Like a ghost, it appeared in front of him silently.

But the governor had no idea why this thing appeared again.

You guys make a request!
Just at this moment, the governor's phone rang.

After the call was connected, the governor's face changed: "The Senate passed it!"

The governor was still dizzy even after hanging up the phone.

He looked at the copy of the document in front of him again, and at this moment, he finally knew the other party's price.

(End of this chapter)