American tax officials

Chapter 390 Another Voting

"Yes, I know. Take a look at this, Senator Yuna."

David nodded, then took out his phone and opened a video, which appeared in front of her.

Upon seeing the footage, Yuna's expression changed drastically, and she screamed, "Inspector General David, what's going on?"

"Senator Yuna, I know your daughter was being held captive by some 'extremists' who were trying to force you to stand against me. But you don't need to worry anymore. Last night, I had the CIA and FBI take action and rescue your daughter. She's safe now!"

"Oh my god, thank God for his blessing!"

Seeing her daughter safe, Yuna's eyes were filled with tears, and she kept murmuring her gratitude.

But at that moment, Munson interrupted impatiently, "The person you should be most grateful to is our Inspector General, not some God!"

Hearing this, Yuna regained some composure and then turned her gaze to David.

Upon hearing that her daughter was safe, she was completely overwhelmed with joy. Now, thinking back on it carefully, she realized that Inspector David, the man in front of her, was indeed quite capable.

I had long heard that the other party had a great influence over the CIA and FBI, but I never expected that these two agencies would dare to get involved in something that would obviously backfire on them.

Most importantly, she was able to rescue her daughter just one night after she was taken hostage, which is truly astonishing.

"Chief Inspector David, no matter what, I must thank you for this. I owe you a huge favor..."

"You don't need to owe me any favors. Just help me pass that bill today, and we'll be even!"

David said it very bluntly.

"This... I'm sorry, but aside from this matter, Chief Inspector David, I'll do anything you need!"

Yuna hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gritted her teeth and refused.

The reason is simple: although her daughter is safe now, that's only for now.

But if she actually dares to vote for David, there's no guarantee that the three major corporations won't become enraged and commit further heinous acts against her and her family.

After all, these capitalists are inhumane, so to be on the safe side, she gritted her teeth and refused.

As for whether such ingratitude will offend David?

That would mean offending them, since David is very different from those capitalists.

That is, even though David is ruthless, he would never do something like kidnapping and threatening his family.

The three major groups are different.

Take the Freemasons for example. These people are the kind of people who would kill the president for their own benefit. What else wouldn't they do?

"Fuck, Senator Yuna, don't be so ungrateful!"

Before David could speak, Munson couldn't hold back any longer.

Why did they go through all that trouble?

It's all so that Yuna can vote for their bill.

But now Yuna is saying she'll do anything except this, isn't she joking with them?

"Alright!"

David waved his hand, signaling Munson to calm down, then looked at Yuna and said, "Senator Yuna, you should know very well that I'm not someone you can easily owe favors to!"

"Well... Inspector General David, this won't do. I hope you can understand my predicament!"

Yuna still showed no sign of backing down.

David frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Senator Yuna, how about this? I won't ask you to vote for our bill. You just need to vote to bypass their speech delays. That way, the three major groups won't be too angry with you. What do you think?"

As things stand, they still have an advantage in votes.

The only difficulty is the speech delay process.

If this speech process is bypassed, the current number of votes should be enough for the bill to pass.

After all, only 51 votes are needed to pass, and the previous round of voting showed that they received 58 votes, so passing shouldn't be a big problem.

Yuna hesitated for a moment, then looked up and said, "If it's just a matter of me voting to skip the speech, then I can accept that!"

David is absolutely right.

Given the current intense situation, if she dares to vote in favor of passing the bill, she will most likely face retaliation from the three major groups.

However, if the only solution is to bypass the speech by voting, the three major corporations, while also unhappy, probably wouldn't go so far as to take drastic measures against her.

So after careful consideration, Yuna compromised.

After all, she knew that David was not someone to be trifled with, and since he had rescued her daughter, it was really not right for her to refuse him.

"Alright, Senator Yuna, that's settled then!"

After leaving Yuna's suite, David immediately went to the residence of another senator, Mandel.

Just like with Yuna, as soon as David arrived in front of Senator Mandel, he immediately produced a video of his son's rescue.

Mandel was naturally overjoyed to see his family rescued.

But when David got straight to the point, Mandel, like Yuna before him, seemed to be terrified by the three major groups' actions and refused to vote in favor of their bill.

Left with no other option, David resorted to his old tricks once again, asking the other party, like Yuna, to simply agree to bypass the speech vote.

After careful consideration, Mandel reluctantly agreed to the request.

After dealing with the two lawmakers, it was already 9 a.m.

Since the parliamentary vote is still scheduled for 9:30 today, there are only half an hour left.

"Make a call to Elvis and Gavin respectively, and have them 'appease' those members of Congress again, and try to ensure that there won't be any problems during the voting process later."

"Understood, Inspector General!"

After David gave his explanation, time flew by and it was already 9:20.

David arrived at the IRS conference room, where a group of high-ranking officials, including Obadiah, Vernon, Donald, and others, were already present. Upon his arrival, everyone cast eager glances at him.

"The speech program shouldn't be able to stop us today!"

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and stopped asking questions, turning their attention to the big screen to watch how things would unfold.

A large number of media reporters have also arrived at Capitol Hill.

"Hello everyone, this is the Washington Post. After yesterday's lengthy debate in Congress, the off-site tax haven bill remains unresolved. Let's see if there's any new development today!"

"..."

Major media outlets began their pre-meeting coverage.

"Shit! This bill clearly has enough votes to pass, but Congress just keeps having this speech process, and it's going on and on. It's so annoying!"

"I think this speech program is unreasonable. It's one thing for you to speak for an hour or two, but how can there be no time limit?"

"We strongly urge the cancellation of this speech!"

"..."

The bill failed to pass yesterday due to the speech process, which already drew considerable dissatisfaction from its supporters.

With a new parliamentary session about to convene, these supporters have been making appeals on various social media platforms.

Meanwhile, on Senado Island...

Henrietta, the seven families, and the core members of the Freemasons were all present, and they were currently holding a three-way video conference.

"How's the matter going, Chief Edgar?"

This kidnapping was carried out by the National Security Agency, which is under the control of the Illuminati, so everyone looked at Edgar.

"Despite being very careful, those bastards from the CIA and FBI still found out. Last night, Yuna and Mandel's family members were rescued by CIA and FBI tactical teams..."

Although he was very reluctant to reveal this matter, at this critical juncture, he dared not deceive the people of the two major groups, so Edgar had no choice but to tell the truth.

"What! How did you manage to let the CIA and FBI know about something so important, and even get them to rescue the families of two senators?"

"Fuck Edgar, didn't I tell you to be careful about this? How could you handle it so poorly!"

"It's one thing for two major departments to find out, but to actually get them to rescue him? Edgar, you handled this terribly!"

Upon hearing such unfavorable news, not only the Freemasons present, but even the Onsa Group on the other end of the video call were extremely dissatisfied.

Edgar's lips curled into a bitter smile, but he still argued, "I've been very careful in this matter, but I think you all need to understand one thing: the CIA is the world's most powerful intelligence agency, and the FBI's domestic intelligence system is not to be underestimated. Trying to pull off something this big under the noses of these two agencies without being discovered is simply unrealistic!"

He wasn't just making excuses or trying to justify himself.

As he said, the CIA was built on intelligence, and the FBI is no pushover either. It might be okay to target an ordinary person, but now they've targeted a senator from a country, and so many people at that. So, being monitored by these two major agencies isn't entirely his fault for incompetence.

"No matter what, this is your responsibility!"

"That's right, we gritted our teeth and made this potentially disastrous decision, and we withstood so much pressure for you, and you've messed it up like this. It's truly disappointing!"

"..."

The Freemasons and the Unsa Group continue their relentless accusations.

But at that moment, Henrietta raised her withered right hand, and everyone wisely fell silent.

Then he asked Edgar, "Is there anything else to add?"

"Mr. Henrietta, although the CIA and FBI know about this and they have rescued some people, things are not entirely against us."

"According to my subordinates, many senators have become hesitant to act because of this incident."

"Some people have even contacted me through special channels, asking me to be lenient and not harm their families, saying they are willing to vote for us!"

Edgar was able to remain calm despite being verbally abused by the two major corporations, which suggests he had some trump cards up his sleeve.

And this is his trump card!

Sure enough, upon hearing this news, the members of the two major groups, who had previously been dissatisfied with various things, breathed a sigh of relief.

If that's the case, then this operation can't be considered a failure.

If those senators are made hesitant to act, then even if they secretly support the bill, it's hard to say whether they will vote in favor.

"In that case, let's see how it goes today!"

……

Amidst the discussions from all sides, the time reached 9:30.

Inside the Senate, all senators were in place.

Majority Leader Grace is still presiding over the Senate today.

He walked onto the stage, beaming, and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Grace. Regarding the tax avoidance bill, I went back and studied it last night, and I've come up with some new questions. I'd like to share my opinions on that..."

After a night of recovery, Grace, who knows where she got the idea, came up with so many questions again and started talking non-stop.

Naturally, this drew criticism from both the supporting lawmakers present and viewers watching the live stream.

After spending half an hour patiently going through the process.

Lagren finally couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and interrupted, "Grace, these things were already discussed in the House committee. I think we shouldn't waste any more time!"

"Senator Lagren, according to Congressional law, I have the right to repeatedly point out the problems with this bill!"

Grace gave Raglan a disdainful look, as if to say: I'm going to bastard, so what are you going to do about it?

"Is that so? Fine, I won't waste my breath on you. So I request that a vote be held to bypass the speech procedure!"

Upon hearing this, Grace narrowed his eyes slightly. He was well aware that Ragren had the right to make this request.

So although he really wanted to refuse, he outwardly feigned a democratic stance and replied, "Senator Lagren, you're right. Since you've made this request, then fine, let's begin the vote!"

"Yesterday, 58 senators agreed. Now, only two more are needed. Does anyone have a vote in favor today?"

Voting based on speeches and voting based on bills are different.

A bill will fail if it doesn't receive enough votes, whether it's voted in the Senate or the House of Representatives. Even if it's re-initiated, the votes will be recounted.

However, the speech vote will not be revoked.

In other words, yesterday's vote count was 58, which is a fixed number of votes. If two more senators vote in favor today, it will take effect!

(End of this chapter)