Blackstone Code Chapter 828: Talking about business in the Capitol
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From a certain point of view, the people in the middle and lower classes of society who should be protected by the state have instead become the last "bottom line" on certain issues.
The infiltration of capitalists at the top of the federal government is shocking. One thought, one sentence, can push whether a bill can be passed. Perhaps they do not have "power" in their hands, but capital is far above power.
On the contrary, capitalists and politicians need to take into account the image of these people in the eyes of the public, and sometimes have to restrain their terrible faces.
The people who were supposed to be protected turned out to be the last line of defense to protect the country, and sometimes... life, society, the world, it's **** funny!
The day after Lynch and Senator Langdon had dinner, he was approached by members of the Duncan family's lobby.
They will lobby every MP they can, which is the key to their success.
When many political lobbying groups are lobbying, they will only choose to lobby key people, such as the leader of a small group, or some people who can be drawn over, for those they cannot draw or are not critical enough , they will not lobby.
Actually, the main reason is that the budget is limited. Hundreds of members of Congress each give 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. That's a few million dollars.
Sometimes it's not easy for those who push the proposal to get the money back. They can't be reckless and they can only do it strategically.
Lobbying requires not only one mouth to speak, but also real benefits. If lobbying can be done by relying on mouths, politicians and capitalists have long been replaced by lawyers.
As soon as Senator Langdon came to his office, someone came to visit, and he asked his secretary to invite people into his office.
Members of Congress have offices in the Capitol, and they always have some work, such as a committee member, which requires them to have an office where people can find him during working hours.
Currently Senator Langdon is a member of the Federal Environmental Council, whose role is to protect the environment, a committee that can be big or small.
In a big way, as long as the factory starts, it is equivalent to causing pollution to nature, and this matter is under their control.
Speaking small, as long as the environment is not degraded, and even the most tenacious plants cannot grow, it means that it is not serious.
So there will always be people who want to use the energy of the committee to do something, and if they want to do something, they first have to speak up.
Visiting these MPs at the Houses of Parliament is obviously the easiest way.
In order to avoid being harassed all the time, the secretaries chosen by the MPs are very discerning, and they know who to let in and who not to let in.
"Hello Congressman Langdon, I'm..." The person who came in was in his forties and looked very energetic. He was wearing a decent suit and carrying a briefcase in his hand. experience.
If he was a government worker, Langdon would have believed it, but he lacked the slackness of a government worker.
While Congressman Langdon was looking at his business card, the middle-aged man in his forties smiled and talked about his identity, "Today I'm here to talk to you on behalf of the Duncan family about our proposal."
Arrogant!
Yes, Senator Langdon put down the business card in his hand, and an arrogant air rushed over his face, making his hair a little messy.
He has seen lobbying groups.
Last year, an old city in the north planned to level tens of thousands of acres of natural forest due to urban development. Such a big matter must not be controlled locally. After reporting layer by layer, the state government will report to Congress for final ruling .
Before the vote, the local lobby group appeared, and they used a lot of data and evidence to explain the necessity of deforestation and building a city for local economic development.
Until the end, they slightly expressed their hope that Congressman Langdon would consider this issue for the people who are anxiously waiting for jobs in the local economy that urgently needs to develop, and then presented a little local specialty - from The minds of the bottom of society.
Sometimes it is really difficult to use the crime of duty crime to look at the behavior of members I don't care what the Bureau of Investigation is looking at.
In the end, Senator Langdon reluctantly agreed to the other party's request and voted in favor of the matter, considering that the people at the bottom of the society really had a lot of heart.
And he spent a small amount of money to become a shareholder in a small company that was known to be irregular at first glance. This small company was suddenly acquired by a large company. Congressman Langdon sold his shares, so a huge amount of money profit.
You have to say that he is not illegal. In fact, everyone knows that this is really illegal. At least there is enough evidence to prove that he agreed to this proposal because he received money. Two things There is a connection, there is a motive, and he should be guilty.
If I really want to say that he is breaking the law, first of all, he does not have a clear job concept. He is only a member of the environmental committee. His job is to raise his hand or not to raise his hand, and he is not a key person.
Based on the fact that 18 people voted, and one voted for or against the situation, it had no effect on the overall situation, and had no role in promoting the development of the incident, and there was no such thing as a simple duty crime.
In addition, he has just invested in a small business and was immediately acquired at a premium of hundreds or thousands of times. That is because he has a good vision and cannot prove that this incident is an extension of other events.
So he received the money, and nothing happened. Members of Parliament do this.
But no matter how "excessive" people do, they are actually maintained within a certain range. It is like those who publish photos of themselves unable to wear clothes in magazines and newspapers to seek help from well-wishers, but they never think they are in Girls who are recruited.
They can do it, but they will never admit it.
All lobbying groups do not admit that they influenced others' decisions, their job is to provide more information and more choices.
All parliamentarians will not admit that they are instrumental people who take money to do things. They choose one way or another to make decisions based on their own subjective judgments.
This gentleman from the Duncan family is different. He doesn't hide the purpose of his coming here at all, and when he opens his mouth, he has a "you must be persuaded by me" momentum. This feeling is actually very unpleasant.
Congressman Langdon looked at him, the middle-aged man in his forties smiled slightly, as if he didn't care about a congressman's mood at all.
"Have you seen our proposal?", this gentleman pulled out a chair and sat across from him with his legs crossed when Congressman Langdon didn't invite him to sit down.
He put his briefcase on the table, clicked the locks on both ends, and took out a stack of documents.
Congressman Langdon was deeply unhappy, and being offended by someone he hadn't even heard of was unbearable.
That's how people are. If Mr. Geruno treated him like this at this moment, or was more vicious and humiliating, he would feel that it was nothing.
But being offended by a little-known character, he couldn't help it.
Unfortunately, I couldn't help but endure it, because this guy represents the Duncan family, none of the most terrifying families known to the Federation.
He nodded unhappily, "I've seen it..."
The middle-aged man sitting across from him nodded with satisfaction, "Then do you have any problems with the description of some of the problems in this proposal? I can explain it to you."
The middle-aged man looked up at Senator Langdon with a confident smile.
If it's a senator, they're going to be a former senator, a former governor or even a former president.
The place to talk to them about it wouldn't be at the Capitol, it should be at some golf course, some opera house, some cruise ship or some private beach, private island or something.
There is only one member of the House of Representatives in front of me. From the perspective of the Conservative Party or the Progressive Party, it only takes one election or a small accident to change a member of the House of Representatives, and some people can be screened out by adjusting the congressional strategy.
Of course, there is a premise that there are enough interests to support them to do so.
Speaker Langdon shook his head. "I have nothing unclear."
The middle-aged man gave him two more glances, and the smile on his face seemed a little...disliked.
He picked up another business card and pushed it on the table:
"Congressman Langdon, I noticed when I came here that you are a member of the Environmental Committee, right?", he fiddled with the name tag on Langdon's desk, which read "Environmental Committee Member" under his name. font.
Congressman Langdon nodded, and he added, "Just in time, we have a company that is a little confused when it comes to federal environmental policy, maybe you can help us..."
Congressman Langdon didn't even say yes or no, and the middle-aged man started reminding him that it was good to push the bill.
There is no doubt that this is a consulting service, and there will be a large amount of income.
Look, this income is completely legal, avoids all the problems ~IndoMTL.com~ and doesn't require him to do anything - there is nothing in common between consulting about environmental pollution and pushing for the Overseas Security Act, He can take the money and pay taxes in no time at all, and just write a check to spend it when he needs it.
People don't associate these two things together, except themselves.
According to each person's different identity background, they have developed corresponding lobbying strategies.
Looking at Senator Langdon's hesitation, the middle-aged man said kindly, "You know, Mr. Geruno is very concerned about the changes in the natural environment, and we plan to set up a foundation..."
Without further hesitation, Langdon put away the business card on the table. "I've seen the proposal. It's very reasonable. If Congress votes on this proposal, I will definitely approve it!"
The middle-aged man didn't need to say the rest, he stood up and stretched out his hand and shook hands with Congressman Langdon, "Happy cooperation!"
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