United states tax collector

"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, Church narrowed his eyes, and then changed the subject: "Don't refuse in a hurry, Josh, this may be a good opportunity for you."

"Opportunity, what does this mean?"

"Then I'll be honest. 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, Nan Xi has really not been favored by Nan Xi in the courtyard. The arrogant Speaker of the House of Representatives is used to seeing this, so suppression is inevitable.

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 didn't express his position, he had a very clear understanding of the situation.

For example, the Church in front of me has been criticizing capitalists and supporting and drafting foreign tax avoidance bills these days. This clearly shows that he has become an IRS person...

Or rather, the man who has now been promoted to IRS Tax Inspector General David!

And now that the committee is stuck on this bill, and Church is here to find him again, what does that 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!

Regardless of what Josh was thinking, Church continued: "Whip Josh, you are a smart man. You should know very well that in the current situation, with your status and status, it is impossible not to choose a side. Unless you don’t want to win this midterm election, so I’ll just say it.”

"I made an agreement with Inspector General David. He will help me win this midterm election, and even better!"

"Perhaps I can pull the strings and get him to give you the same promise. With his ability, as long as he really helps you, you will not only win the mid-term elections, but with your current prestige, you can even take over the position that Nan Xi left. It’s not impossible!”

"If it comes true, from now on, you will no longer be suppressed by anyone and 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 proposed may be passed..."

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 was already ranked higher than him in the party whip ranking in the chamber, and he had the support of Nan Xi, the most prestigious elder in the chamber. Naturally, the odds of winning were many times higher than his own.

Therefore, if he, the party whip, wants to become the BOSS of the House of Representatives, his chances of winning in the election will definitely be slim.

If I had to survive, I don't know if I could survive until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse before I could 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 could he not want to get involved in the speaker's seat?

But because of Nan Xi's existence.

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 bluntly, 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 now, but even being expelled from Congress is not impossible!

"Josh, the so-called three major groups are just paper tigers now. What else can they do besides throwing money at them?"

"But money may not be everything, at least not in front of Inspector General David!"

"Is Freemasonry strong enough? What happened? We were defeated repeatedly by Inspector General David!"

"Is the Illuminati powerful enough?"

"In the end, Inspector General David led the aircraft carrier fleet to block the door of the house, and finally paid the money obediently!"

"And as far as I know, the number of votes in the hands of Inspector General David now exceeds 218 votes."

"Even if you don't join, it doesn't matter to us. It's just a waste of time."

"But if you join, you'll be one of ours!"

"What do you think will happen if he uses these votes to help you in the speaker election in the future?"

"Come on Josh, life is a big gamble. If you are too timid to make a bet, how will you win?"

Church was able to get into the position of a congressman, and his skills in talking were naturally first-rate, so when he saw that the other party was deliberately making moves, he naturally "kicked in" 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?"

After receiving this guarantee, Josh, who was originally moved, 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, and 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 was still discussing some things with department staff.

At this time, the mobile phone rang.

He 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. I'm taking him there now!"

"Okay, come on now!"

"Okay, let's go right now!"

…

More than half an hour later, Church took Josh to the IRS and walked into his office.

"Inspector General David, whip Josh is here!"

David looked at Josh who came in behind Church, and stood up and stretched out his hand, saying, "Josh, whip, goodbye last time, you're all well!"

"Thanks to you, Inspector General David, everything is fine..."

The two shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, then sat down.

Immediately afterwards, Church took the lead and said: "Inspector General David is like this. In view of the current situation, what Whip Josh 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.

"In that case, let's just say it!"

With the addition of such a "strong general", not only the issue of legislative numbering has been resolved, but the chances of the bill being passed have naturally increased. Of course, he will not 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 thrown out by Church in order to persuade Josh to make his own decision. 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 there was no way to pursue it at this point. He could only say: "Hasn't the mid-term election begun? What I mean is... I want you to help me 'mediate' it." For a moment, as long as I can successfully keep my current position as party whip...

"In other words... if I take over the position of Speaker left by Nan Xi, I will be able to control Congress. As for any bills you want to implement in the future, it will be convenient for you if I control the House of Representatives. many."

Josh is indeed an old fox who has been in politics for many years.

It was obviously the best thing for him, but in the end he just said it was for the convenience of serving David.

David is not stupid, and 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 the meaning of the other party's words 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 a legislative coding problem like this again, you won't get stuck!

Thinking of this, David stared at Josh and said, "So, you really want the position of Speaker?"

After being exposed, even the old fox Josh was a little flustered. After hesitating for a while, he suddenly responded: "If I take the seat of a congressman, such legislative coding problems will definitely not occur in the future!"

"Well, you are right."

Josh's answer really expressed David's thoughts.

But thinking back, there is one thing that makes him feel very interesting.

Because he came from a time travel, in his memory of his previous life, about the midterm elections of this year, after Nan Xi stepped down, the minority party in the House of Representatives, for some reason, actually performed exceptionally and defeated the original majority party in the House of Representatives, becoming the new majority party in the House of Representatives.

As the leader of the minority party, their leader Maxi naturally grew up smoothly and became the biggest candidate for the speaker.

But at this time, something happened that shocked the world and surprised countless people.

Maxi, who originally thought that he had a sure win, failed to get 218 votes after the first round of voting.

In other words, he could not directly take office as speaker.

There was no other way. Congress could only launch the second round of voting, and then the third, fourth, and 14th rounds, but still failed to get enough votes.

It was not until the 15th round that Maxi, who had worked so hard, finally got what he wanted.

But this kind of fulfillment made him feel as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.

Because he broke a record in the history of the United States, that is, the most "difficult to give birth" speaker, which naturally made him extremely embarrassed.

And in the final analysis, why did Maxi, who had obviously become the majority leader of Congress, create such an embarrassing record?

The reason is also very simple, just two words, Nan Xi!

Although Nan Xi clearly stated that she would step down, her connections and political capital are still there.

Watching the successor she chose being kicked out naturally made him furious.

So under her operation, Maxi ended up in such an embarrassing situation!

I don’t know if this situation will happen in the end if I decide to help Josh run for speaker?

This is a question worth thinking about!

"Inspector General David, I know that Congress's legislation that is blocking your support makes you all very uncomfortable, but don't worry, since you have to choose a side, I know that you must submit a pledge of allegiance, so leave it to me, I will help you with it!"

Since he has decided to side with David, in order to gain David's trust, Josh also made a solemn promise.