Blackstone Code Chapter 896: Attitude change
There is a slight difference between the Senator's "wait a moment" and the Representative's "wait a moment."
The elevator door, which had been closed under Mr. Senator's desperate eyes, slowly opened again. Senator Langdon asked with a smile, "Are you going down too?"
Mr. Senator breathed a sigh of relief, "No, you have something left in my office."
It's an obvious cliché, even everyone in this elevator knows what he's trying to say, but it's useful because it avoids any embarrassment that might arise.
Congressman Langdon felt a little strange in his heart, but he got out of the elevator. "Really, I seem to be in a hurry. Thank you for coming and telling me."
I'm here to tell you why I didn't bring things along, of course there are some things to say alone in the office.
Congressman Langdon stepped out of the elevator, having learned a lesson in Congress called "the more friends the better."
He doesn't get mad at Mr. Senator for rejecting him and "getting the **** out" before, there's no point in getting mad at him.
If a politician gets angry when everything is okay, he will spend his life in anger.
Either colleagues accuse them of being rubbish, or the public calls them like dogs, or the media exposes their scandals, how can there be any happy time?
To be a human being, we must know how to enjoy, and we must know how to tolerate and forgive.
The two returned to the Senator's office. This time, Mr. Senator took the initiative to invite Senator Langdon to sit on the chair representing equality...
Well, it's still a little short, because there is a table between the two that represents the identity of the owner of the house, and it would be much better if they were sitting on the sofa.
The two sat facing each other for more than ten seconds, and neither of them spoke. Mr. Senator had to break the somewhat silent environment at this time.
"Just now..."
He smiled and paused here, as if nothing had happened just now, which might be more embarrassing for ordinary people, but they are politicians.
Shameless is the foundation of being a politician, and this embarrassment to them seems like it never happened.
Congressman Langdon quickly followed, "What just happened?"
"No, nothing, let's talk about that budget."
The senator was playing with a pen worth more than a thousand dollars on the table, the pen was constantly spinning in his hand, "I looked at the budget after you left, although there are some problems in it, but I think It's not that it can't be solved."
"My job is to find problems and fix them!"
Mr. Langdon didn't know what made the Senator change his position in such a short period of time, but he still tried his best to cooperate in this regard, "I can explain it to you if there is any problem." /
The senator shrugged and put the pen back on the table, "I think, maybe we should sit down with Mr. Lynch?"
"I mean that he can definitely solve some more professional problems, I don't mean to offend, after all, there are some high-tech fields involved in this."
Congressman Langdon immediately understood that his weight was too light, so light that the senator was not even willing to reach an agreement with Lynch through himself, but had to reach an agreement with Lynch himself.
That's normal too, he's just a lucky congressman who once joked in private that he could send a dog to the House if he wanted to.
Of course, this is just a joke, but it also illustrates the position of the House of Representatives in federal politics.
Not as good as above, or even below.
City members and state members seem to have less power than members of Congress. They can participate in various committees and hold important positions, but these people hold a certain amount of real power.
What they face directly is the residents of the city, or the power that connects with them is the power of the voters!
Mr. Langdon has also had contact with many city councillors in Sabine City before. Behind these people, either the big business shareholders in XX area are supporting them, or the residents of XX's lower city are supporting these people.
It's okay to be tough when dealing with them, but being too tough can easily lead to demonstrations.
Instead, it went to the House of Representatives, where the members of the House of Representatives were completely separated from the public base and were held in mid-air.
It's not up to the sky, it's the senators' turf.
Unable to touch the ground, that place has no place, so the position of the representative is so embarrassing.
At the same time, it also gave the House of Representatives the motivation to climb up.
Work hard with the party and do a good job, obey the arrangement and leadership of the party committee, and maybe have the opportunity to go up.
Congressman Langdon still has a chance. He is actually still young. As long as he can always follow Lynch and get Lynch's support, he may not have a chance to enter the Senate.
He is very clear about his position and role, and doesn't feel offended at all.
"Of course, it's just that Mr. Lynch isn't in Bupen now, so it might be a little later that you guys can meet."
Senator sounds hesitant, a little later?
Are you late when you can't reflect your worth?
This is not what he wants!
What he wants is to give him hope when Lynch feels there is no hope in this matter, so that he can reflect his role and value.
Congressman Langdon doesn't know what made Mr. Senate change his mind, but he does know that the initiative has now changed hands.
Everyone is a federal politician, and the means can't talk about who is stronger or weaker, just the status and the gap.
He looked at Mr. Senator unhurriedly with his hands on the armrest, maintaining a reserved smile.
After a while, Mr. Senator said, "Can you contact Mr. Lynch?"
Congressman Langdon hesitated before saying with a smile, "Of course..."
After making an appointment to play ball together next time, Mr. Senate sent Senator Langdon away, and when he returned to his office, his friend in the Department of Defense sent the video.
This behavior is legal, roughly equivalent to submitting materials to recommend whether to approve the additional budget of the Ministry of Defense. No one can say that it is illegal.
Look, the politicians in the Commonwealth have always made these things so clear and never missed.
Back in the lounge, closing the door, he stuffed the videotape into the player. Although the color of the picture was a little monotonous and the texture of the picture was rough, it didn't prevent him from recognizing the facts conveyed by these pictures.
The way of war is about to change.
Every time a plane makes a dive, the moment it gets close to the ground and pulls up, there will be a violent explosion in the forest, a large canopy of trees will be shaken, and some will fall slowly.
That was the effect of the explosion, Mr. Senator didn't know how they did it, but he knew what it meant.
If the jungle was a...say, Gafra's battleship, which had no defense against airborne enemies, a group of planes dived at it...
"The shell has eyes!"
He said this to himself in a shocked tone, the cannonball has eyes, which is the most terrifying thing.
He also understands why the military and the Ministry of Defense are so anxious about this matter. Even a layman like him knows that there will never be an "accident" in this matter.
Whoever makes "accidents" appear, whoever makes "accidents"!
At half past ten, he sat by the phone, listening to the busy tone in the receiver, and waited for more than ten seconds. He didn't feel bored or boring at all, but took it very seriously.
"It's me..."
Lynch's voice is very recognizable, and the entire expression of the senator sitting behind the desk is vivid at this moment, with a sincere smile on his face, "Mr. Lynch, I take the liberty to disturb your rest. , I am a Senator of Congress..., currently serving on the Federal Military Appropriations Committee."
He paused, giving Lynch time to understand his title, and then continued, "The Department of Defense submitted an additional budget before, and now it has entered the end of the review, basically there are no major problems. , some of which I don't quite understand, when do you think we can sit down and talk?"
He said it euphemistically, saying that the budget can be passed, but the two sides had better meet.
Lynch on the other end of the phone knew what this guy was going to do as soon as he heard it. He wanted to secure his favor and sell himself.
Politicians in the Commonwealth have this virtue. They have helped you. If they succeed, they would like to have a loudspeaker standing by your side every day to remind you loudly that you must remember this favor.
But if they owe you a favor, they'll try to downplay the relationship as much as possible, unless it's a compromise that's out of the question.
This also made Lynch realize that the budget was passed, and the committee could not stop it. He began to sell favors on his own initiative. Whether he accepted the other party or not, he had to pass it.
But he doesn't need to make the other party lose face. After all, he is a senator, so it can be somewhat useful.
"Of course, sir, I'll probably go back to Bopein the day after tomorrow, and we can have a careful chat at that time." Lynch's voice also showed appropriate intimacy and enthusiasm when he answered.
Mr. Senator breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Lynch didn't think he was the one to interfere because he dragged it out for so long, which is good news.
Maturity is an appropriate term to describe how he feels about Lynch at this time ~IndoMTL.com~.
"Okay, I'll order a restaurant first..."
"No problem, see you later."
"Then I won't bother you, Mr. Lynch, bye."
"Goodbye!"
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Lynch, who hung up the phone, was a little surprised. He then called Mr. Trueman and briefly explained the matter.
It doesn't happen often that senators bow their heads voluntarily. As we all know, senators and governors are people who dare to confront the president. Unless there is really some force that makes them aware of the danger, they will not take the initiative to compromise.
Soon Lynch got an answer from Mr. Trueman, the Department of Defense placed an order for four hundred more aircraft, and there were additional research orders.
They see the future in the video and desperately want to take it in their hands!