American Tax Officer

Chapter 756: Chapter 379: The Bill Passes the House of Congress

Suddenly, the senior officials at the Internal Revenue Service finally shifted their thinking and turned their attention to David.

Amy’s sudden change of heart was impossible, so the only conclusion was that David must have done something to her, leading her to make this decision!

“Inspector David, you didn’t tell us about Amy; you kept us in the dark.”

“Chief, I did talk to her, but she was adamant at first, and I wasn’t sure I could get her on our side. Fortunately, she ‘came around’ in the end.”

Indeed, everyone’s guess was right.

After the bill got its current legislative coding, David found time to have a ‘talk’ with Amy.

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Although her influence was not as great as Nancy’s or Josh’s, she was still the minority party leader in the House of Congressman—her influence was absolutely not to be underestimated.

If they could get her on board, along with some of her close followers switching sides, the chances of victory would increase significantly,

David then began his work.

He first used the system’s function to review her, and luckily, they indeed found some dirt on her.

However, this minority party leader was quite defiant at first and showed no signs of submitting to David.

After an unsuccessful attempt at threat and enticement, David had no other choice but to let her ponder the situation and make the right decision to avoid ‘regret for life.’

As time went by, there was no word from the minority party leader. David thought she would not yield and was prepared for an all-out fight, so he did not count her in the visible votes.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the minority party leader chose to submit, which certainly was a pleasant surprise!

Now, let’s talk about the House of Congressman.

By now, Nancy had also recovered from her initial shock and was glaring fiercely at Amy, questioning her: “Congresswoman Amy, I want to confirm with you, did you press the wrong button? If so, there’s still a chance to correct it!”

Being stared at like that, Amy’s expression also slightly changed, but ultimately, she answered resolutely, “Speaker Nancy, I did not press the wrong button, my vote was indeed in favor!”

She knew David had enough leverage to ruin her reputation, but she was still defiant during their last conversation, refusing to believe the bill could pass.

As long as the bill didn’t pass, the Internal Revenue Service would face the risk of being purged, and with their own positions insecure, how could they manage to deal with her?

To her surprise, the situation evolved to this moment where the bill was merely four votes shy of passing the House of Congressman.

If it passed, The Big Three Groups would suffer a heavy blow, whereas the Internal Revenue Service would rise.

So her choice was also driven by the circumstances.

Because if she hadn’t made this decision, once the bill passed the House of Congressman, David would surely settle scores with her.

“Good, good, good!”

Nancy’s eyes were almost blazing with fire; had it not been for the global audience, she would have already let out a tirade to teach Amy why the flowers are so red!

But anger aside, there was something she couldn’t understand.

Amy was a very straightforward member from the Freemasonry, and she had repeatedly assured that she would definitely prevent the bill from passing, but how could she commit such a blatant act against heaven by voting in favor in front of the whole world?

This was almost equivalent to slapping the faces of those opposing the bill in front of the entire world!

But before Nancy could figure it out, the domino effect caused by Amy had already occurred.

As many had anticipated, with Amy leading as the minority party leader, two of her party members also followed suit and cast their votes in favor.

In an instant, the votes in favor of passing the bill reached 217, leaving only one vote short for its passage.

“Fake Yau!”

“Dammit, damned bitch!”

“I’m going to kill her!”

Nancy, The Big Three Groups, and all the fundamental homes of America now felt desperate.

There were still over a dozen congressmen who hadn’t voted, and unless these remaining congressmen all voted against, only then could they ensure the abortion of the bill.

But such a result only existed in fantasy; how could it possibly happen in reality?

With only one final vote needed for the bill to pass the House of Congressman, there would definitely be a congressman among those remaining who would vote in favor.

Because this ultimate decisive vote was the focus of the entire world, and surely someone among the undecided congressmen wanted to seize this limelight!

The following developments unfolded just as The Big Three Groups had predicted.

After the count reached 217 votes, although several congressmen from their faction hurriedly cast a few more against to increase the opposition tally to 210 votes,

it was ultimately a futile effort, as a congressman from Alabama State rushed to cast the 218th vote in favor.

With the arrival of 218 votes in favor, it meant the offshore tax avoidance bill had passed the House of Congressman.

But it wasn’t over yet, as four more congressmen added to the triumph, bringing the number of votes in favor to 222.

And at this time, the most relieved one was the newly-turned Amy.

Now that the results were out, it was proven that even without her vote, the bill would have had enough votes to pass, confirming that her previous choice was the right one.