American tax officials

Chapter 336 The Battle of Congress

The next morning, with everything in place, Langman immediately instructed his secretary to post a proposal to abolish the black tax bill on the social media platform Facebook.

After that, other Freemason members, or those they had courted, followed suit.

This breaking news quickly rose to the top of Facebook's trending topics and even began to spread to other social media platforms.

Such big news was too much for the three major media outlets to ignore, even though David had already "conquered" them. They all jumped in to report it in order to keep their jobs.

"Oh my god? Why are they repealing the tax reform bill again?"

"According to Senator Longman, he has been investigating the tax evasion bill for months and has uncovered significant irregularities in the bill. Is that true?"

"Those senators from Peppers said the same thing last time, and what happened in the end? They all backed down. In my opinion, Senator Longman is just trying to gain attention before the midterm elections!"

"Support Senator Longman's repeal of the black tax bill!"

"Support! Support!"

This sparked heated discussions among people across the internet.

As for those lawbreakers, seeing that someone else had stepped forward to try to salvage their interests after Pipps and the other members of Congress, they naturally began to build up their influence through various means.

State Taxation Administration, tax inspection department.

After a week, David had become thoroughly familiar with the department's operating procedures and had regained his footing.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door, and Simmons burst in, saying urgently, "Boss, something terrible has happened! You need to turn on the TV and check CBS right now!"

"Oh?"

With a touch of curiosity, David quickly followed his instructions and opened the TV station on his computer.

"Right now, behind us is the Capitol Building. In addition to what we've discussed on social media, Senator Longman has just explained to us that he has been monitoring the IRS's tax evasion bill for a long time. According to his investigation, since the tax evasion bill was passed, the IRS's power derived from this bill has lost its oversight function, resulting in illegal taxation, violent taxation, and serious infringement on citizens' rights."

"According to him, he and his colleagues have submitted a proposal to Congress to repeal the black tax bill. I think this will definitely be the main topic of discussion in Congress today. For more details, please continue to watch our program..."

On the television station, a reporter is broadcasting.

Although we didn't see what happened, it's not hard to guess what happened from the reporter's comments.

Members of Congress, and more than one, have stepped forward to impeach the IRS again for its tax evasion laws!

But this time, it's different from the previous few members of Congress, like those in Pipps.

This time, the impeachment is against a senator, and this representative senator named Longman has already submitted the proposal to Congress, which shows that he is very well prepared!

"Giggle..."

Lost in thought, there was a knock on the door. It was Keppel, whom David had brought from Los Angeles, who entered. She said, "Inspector General, Director Obadiah wants you to go to the conference room."

The higher-ups at the General Administration had clearly received the message as well, and David nodded and stood up.

While the IRS was holding a meeting, a heated argument broke out in the Capitol.

"Longman, this is a matter for our House of Representatives. I'm afraid it's not your place, the Senate, to interfere."

"Whether it's the House of Representatives or the Senate, the essence of the work is actually quite similar. I'm just insisting on expressing my own political views."

"Heh, that's easy for you to say. The repeal of the black tax bill is a matter of great importance. If it fails, you can just pack up and run back to the Senate, but what if David takes his anger out on the House of Representatives?"

"Failure? Do you think we're like those insignificant guys from Peeps? Let me tell you, I dare to do this because I'm absolutely certain!"

"you……"

The two people facing off were, of course, Senator Longman, and House Whip Josh, whom David had met once before.

Josh knew how capable David was, and as the House Whip, he also had to be responsible for his House, so he didn't want to get involved in disputes like repealing the black tax bill and cause huge trouble.

However, he also knew that Longman was a Freemason, and the reason he dared to do this was probably because he had already won over a majority of the members of their House of Representatives. His opposition was likely somewhat weak and isolated.

"Josh, it's fine if you don't support us, but you'd better not try to stop us. After all, the midterm elections are coming up soon, and I think you'd better focus on your re-election campaign!"

Upon hearing this, Josh's face immediately flushed red.

Although the other party was ostensibly advising him, how could he not hear the threat in their words?

The Freemasons might not be able to get him re-elected, but if they wanted to sabotage him, they would be very confident of preventing his re-election.

After much deliberation, Josh still couldn't swallow his anger. He said fiercely, "I can let the proposal pass, but a hearing must be held before it's reviewed. Otherwise, don't even think about passing it to the vote!"

In America.

The so-called hearing system is a system that effectively protects the public interest and citizens' private rights, and makes compromise a "lubricant" for society.

On the one hand, it participates in public affairs by absorbing the interests and will of all parties, making public decision-making and social governance more standardized and reasonable.

on the other hand.

It is a system that can alleviate social conflicts, reduce social disputes, maintain social stability, coordinate the efforts of all parties, and promote the diversification and democratization of social public activities.

The rules for its operation are also very simple.

During the legislative process in the United States.

A bill can only be submitted to Congress or a local legislature for consideration after it has been reviewed and approved by a committee of Congress or a local legislature or by the executive branch of the United States.

Therefore, legislative hearings will be convened by a congressional committee or the executive branch of the United States.

Once the relevant departments agree to hold a hearing, they will announce the time, place, agenda, and rules of the public hearing to the media, arrange for the participants to attend the hearing, and prepare all related materials.

A hearing requires a quorum to be held.

In addition, at the hearing, the chief representative of the hearing will first make a public statement to introduce the purpose, theme, significance, etc. of the hearing.

Following this, a swearing-in ceremony will be held for the hearing officers. When presenting their views, hearing officers may only give a general overview. They will then be asked questions by the hearing committee for a set period of 5 minutes.

Typically, after all the hearing participants have made their statements, the hearing will then question the summoned hearing participants.

The entire hearing process must be made public through news media such as radio, television, and the internet, unless the content of the hearing involves classified issues such as national security.

Generally speaking, for a bill to be repealed or enacted, it must go through the process of being proposed and deliberated in the House of Representatives before reaching the voting stage.

However, if the proposal passes but fails to pass the review, especially if it is a bill with too much influence like the repeal of the black tax bill, it will be a big blow to the House of Representatives.

After the review and approval process, a hearing is held first to see the outcome of the hearing and then determine whether it is necessary to proceed to the next stage based on the format of the hearing.

If the hearings are favorable to repealing the black tax bill, then it can naturally proceed directly to the deliberation and even the voting stage.

If it is unfavorable, then it can be canceled directly, which would also save the House of Representatives from greater repercussions.

Langman frowned.

Although he believed he had enough votes to repeal the black tax bill, Josh was, after all, the House Whip, and held the disciplinary power over all members of the House.

If we really clash with him, things could get really bad if he tries to sabotage us in the dark at a crucial moment.

"Alright, since Whip Josh says you want to hold a hearing, then we'll hold it. But regarding the personnel for the hearing... I think we'll handle that, okay?"

Longman eventually compromised.

After careful consideration, he realized that holding a hearing first wasn't entirely a bad thing. At least if they achieved an overwhelming victory at the hearing, it might sway some swing voters to get involved.

"Okay, I agree!"

……

State Taxation Administration, conference room.

Just as Obadiah and David, along with other senior executives, were discussing countermeasures, one of Obadiah's assistants walked in, whispered a few words to him, and immediately turned on the large-screen television.

The television screen showed a scene from the Capitol Chamber. Soon, a congressional speaker stepped into the spotlight and said, "Good morning, everyone. I am Speaker of the House Peter. After discussion in this House, the proposal to repeal the black tax bill has been passed. We will hold a hearing in two days, where representatives from the IRS will be invited to make their presentations. After that, we will decide whether to proceed to the next stage of deliberation and even a vote..."

After hearing the spokesperson's words, everyone present fell into a state of deep thought.

They had previously assumed that since the Freemasons had been planning for so long, they would definitely put the repeal of the bill on the agenda right away.

Surprisingly, after the proposal was passed, a hearing had to be held first.

However, this so-called hearing can also be seen as a preliminary "trial" of the IRS.

If the IRS cannot withstand the onslaught from the hearing panel during this hearing, it will be in a very passive position.

The impeachment process would then immediately proceed to Congress for deliberation and voting.

It will be much easier to repeal the black tax law then!

"The Freemasons would love to crush us right away and definitely don't want this to drag on. So I think this hearing was probably brought up by some bigwigs in the House of Representatives who were afraid of being implicated."

"Well, Donald, you're right, but this isn't exactly a good thing for us either."

Obadiah nodded in agreement, then looked at David and asked, "Inspector General David, what's your opinion?"

"Let me do some preparations first."

David had been preparing for the bill's review, but this sudden hearing disrupted his plans.

Fortunately, we still have two days to prepare, and with a little effort, we should be able to handle it.

Back in his office, David immediately took out his phone and dialed Elvis's number, saying, "Deputy Director Elvis, you should know that some members of Congress want to repeal our black tax law, right?"

"I just received some news. How's it going, Chief Inspector David?"

"I'd like you to help me find out who will be attending the hearing. That shouldn't be difficult for the CIA, right?"

Hearings and the committee that repeals the black tax bill are different.

The members of the hearing are selected by the House of Representatives, and they need to know who will be attending in order to make a decision.

"It's not that difficult, okay, I'll look it up for you!"

"Then we'd better hurry, you know I don't have that much time."

"knew……"

After hanging up, just to be on the safe side, David called Gavin at the FBI, asking him to use the FBI's channels to get a list of attendees for the hearing.

Given that Gavin had gained considerable fame from the News Corp. affair, he readily agreed to the request.

With the investigations of these two major agencies underway, David felt somewhat relieved. However, he didn't intend to remain idle and called in Buckinson, Simmons, and the other two to gather information.

The next day, David had only been in his office for a short time when he received news of Elvis's arrival, and he immediately had him brought to his office.

"Hey, Chief Inspector David, I couldn't attend your promotion celebration dinner last time because I was on official business. You won't be mad at me, will you?"

As soon as he entered, Elvis smiled.

"Why would I bother with such a trivial matter? Besides, I actually made a fool of myself at that banquet."

"Ugh, those Onssa people always act like they own America, they're not easy to please..."

As the CIA's intelligence chief, Elvis dared to know what had happened at the dinner party, and he showed a hint of helplessness.

"Forget about this. You came to see me so early in the morning, is there any progress on the thing I asked you to do?"

Elvis took a folded piece of paper from his inside pocket and placed it in front of David, saying, "Actually, you don't need to bother those guys from the FBI. This kind of thing is our forte!"

His tone carried a hint of arrogance.

David narrowed his eyes and said, "You knew all about that?"

"Don't misunderstand, Inspector David. I wouldn't dare to eavesdrop or monitor you. It's just that during investigations, it's inevitable that our findings will overlap in some areas."

Elvis, fearing that David might misunderstand, quickly put away his smile and explained.

David stopped arguing and picked up the paper, unfolding it to read it.

(End of this chapter)