At the sa ti, in the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters, David's expression, along with those of the senior managent, turned grim.
The situation they least wanted to see had still occurred.
And it was not just any senator leading the speech, but the leader of the majority party in the Senate.
With his prestige in the Senate, trying to drive him out was not just difficult—it was extrely difficult!
At the scene in the Senate, Grace continued her endless discourse.
Not until 10:30, after speaking for a full hour, did she finally stop on this topic.
"Alright, that's all about this bill for now. Does any fellow senator wish to co up and add anything?"
Grace's first half sentence made many people in the audience, as well as those watching across Arica, breathe a sigh of relief, but her latter words had everyone's hearts in their throats again.
But what everyone feared ca to pass, as a volunteer's voice imdiately broke the silence in the chamber.
"I have so opinions on this bill!"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look, and all the major dia caras swept to the source of the voice.
It turned out that the voice belonged to none other than Senator Langman, who had initially called for the repeal of the "Black Tax Bill!"
"Damn, it's Langman who has jumped out. This guy used to advocate for repealing the Black Tax Bill, and now he's definitely not going to let this new bill pass smoothly through the Senate."
"Yes, since he advocated for repealing the Black Tax Bill, there's even less chance he'd support the Out-of-State Tax Avoidance Bill!"
"This is troubling..."
For those watching, Langman was not an unfamiliar figure.
But for the many supporters of the Out-of-State Tax Avoidance Bill, the thought of him taking the podium to speak against it made their hearts sink.
They all knew well that he was one of the staunch blockers of the bill!
But their dissatisfaction aside, Grace at the scene reacted differently, giving a slight smile and beckoning, "It's our right as senators to offer guidance on a bill, so let Senator Langman co up and share his thoughts!"
"Alright."
Langman adjusted his collar and leisurely walked up to the podium, saying, "As Senator Grace just ntioned, this bill..."
"..."
As everyone expected.
Langman was indeed using the speech to delay the vote, spouting a lot of nonsense that took almost half an hour.
Finally, as a supporter of the bill, Senator Raglen from Florida couldn't hold back anymore and stood up abruptly, interrupting, "Enough!"
This interruption not only stopped Langman mid-sentence but also shifted the focus of the entire chamber and the caras onto him.
Langman frowned, slightly annoyed, and sarcastically retorted, "Senator Raglen, do you also want to say a few words? Don't rush; when I'm done, there'll be plenty of ti for you to talk, even for an entire day!"
"Hmph, we're all smart here, let's not waste ti with these tricks!"
Raglen snorted coldly, unabashedly retorting.
Grace was tolerable since, after all, he was the leader of the majority party in the Senate and deserved so face.
But now you, Langman, who do you think you are?
If we don't teach you a lesson, you might actually start thinking the Senate is your house!
"Senator Raglen, what do you an by that? Are you trying to stop from continuing? Do you have enough votes?"
Langman retorted without backing down.
However, Raglen had no intention of continuing the verbal jousting. Looking around, he simply raised his right hand.
His gesture was clear—it was ti to start voting to end the speech!
Naturally, the senators who supported the bill and had had enough quickly raised their arms in response.
Seeing this, Grace, who was presiding over the Senate today, couldn't sit still any longer, standing up and announcing, "Since Senator Raglen has initiated the vote to end the debate, we will count the votes in five minutes!"
"Fuck, this vote should have been initiated long ago!"
"To stop the filibuster, we need the agreent of 60 senators, surely we won't fall short..."
"41, 42, 43..."
Seeing that voting was finally about to curtail this ti-wasting affair, many in front of their televisions began to count the votes.
And not just the TV viewers, senior officials at the Internal Revenue Service also started counting.
But as ti went on and the vote count beca clearer in the chamber, their faces grew increasingly grim.
Because it was clear from the big screen, no matter how they counted, there were only 58 senators raising their hands, which was not enough to end the debate.
This ans they could not prevent the opposition senators from using the platform to debate and delay the passage of the bill!
"Motherfucker, David, who are those three senators who didn't raise their hands?"
Donald couldn't help but curse, but after cursing, he turned his questioning gaze to David.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's Nick from Alagas State, Roger from Ohio State, and Angus!"
"Shit, those three bastards!"
"Fake Yau!"
"..."
After learning the nas of these three, many senior officials began to curse incessantly.
But after a mont, Rohan, seemingly contemplative, remarked, "Looking at it now, only three senators are traitors, which ans we are confird to have 58 senators supporting the passage of the bill. This is actually good news for us!"
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