American Tax Officer-Chapter 765 - 383: Vicious Tactics_2

Chapter 765 -383: Vicious Tactics_2

These words instantly calmed everyone down.

That’s true, although this isn’t the vote for the Extraterritorial Tax Avoidance Bill, from this filibuster voting it’s clear they hold a significant advantage.

There were indeed only three senators who flip-flopped, which means if it really came down to voting on the bill, it would certainly pass with flying colors.

But on the other hand, in order to get to the voting phase on this bill, they first had to end the opposition senators’ stalling tactics from the podium.

However, this required 60 votes, which seemed to have fallen into a vicious cycle!

“Is there any other way to end their speaking session?”

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Obadiah looked at the others with an inquiring gaze.

“The speaking procedure is a right conferred upon senators by the Constitution; apart from securing enough votes, there’s no other way for now.”

Welton Heng responded.

As the chief consultant for the Internal Revenue Service, he obviously had a clear understanding of the legislation and regulations.

Obadiah frowned and turned to David, “David, do you have any other ideas on this matter?”

David thought for a moment, then shook his head and replied, “Currently, they are all inside Parliament House. It seems we can only wait until the end of the day before we plot our next move.”

“Alright, there’s nothing else we can do!”

…

At the Senate session.

“Well, Senator Raglen, you only have 58 votes in favor of ending my speech; according to Congressional law, that’s not enough!”

Seeing that the number of votes was insufficient, senators like Langman from the opposition instantly felt triumphant.

As for Raglen and the rest, though itching with frustration, they were without any recourse.

After all, the opposition was right; according to the Congressional law, without 60 votes, they couldn’t bypass the speeches to proceed to the voting phase.

Of course, the ones fuming with rage weren’t just senators like Raglen who supported the bill.

There was also a large group of citizens supporting the bill, but they, too, could only curse a few times online, without any real means to act.

So it went, with Langman and successive opposition senators taking their turn, and before they knew it, the time had come to 1 o’clock in the afternoon.

Finally, it was Grace’s turn again, and he said, “I’m sorry, everyone. The comments on this bill and the areas that need improvement have not yet been fully discussed by our senators, and now it’s getting late. I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to continue!”

Grace’s words, naturally, incited a barrage of curses from those supporting the bill.

But he either didn’t see or pretended not to see the outrage, as he turned, packed up his briefcase, and left.

And like Langman and other opposition senators, after casting satisfied glances at Raglen and his allies, they too departed with swagger.

“Raglen, this can’t go on; what do we do tomorrow?”

“Yeah, looking at these fellows’ attitude, they plan to play this out to the end. We need to find a way around this procedure; otherwise, the bill can’t be passed.”

“Don’t panic, I’ll go talk to David right away; he should have a solution!”

Without further delay, Raglen quickly exited Parliament House, got into his car, and headed towards the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters.

Meanwhile, on Senado Island…

Though it seemed like they had won today, in reality, the situation was very dangerous for them.

It’s simple, relying on this speaking procedure, they could delay the bill from reaching the voting stage.

But as the old saying goes, you can delay for a moment, but can you delay forever?

Eventually, under the pressure from all sides, there would likely be a need for a real vote to decide the outcome.

It seemed that the situation had gradually become clear; there were as many as 58 votes in support of the bill, an absolute overwhelming majority!

If it really came down to a vote, judging by this number of votes, everything they had done would have been in vain!

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“Damn it, what’s going on? Weren’t we holding 56 votes? What the hell is happening now!”

Prescott couldn’t keep his composure and slammed his palm down on the table.

While the others didn’t voice their concerns directly, their gazes were nonetheless filled with a chilling intent.

“This…”

At this moment, Joshua’s expression was somewhat bitter, and he stammered without being able to utter a half sentence.

Truth be told, he had a premonition before the vote that the ballots he held would definitely undergo numerous changes.

But he hadn’t expected the changes to be so significant, with as many as over 14 votes switching sides.

And as the person in charge of this aspect, he was inevitably going to take the blame.

“Relying on this to obstruct the vote won’t last long, not to mention whether David will use other means. Since such a globally watched bill has reached the Senate, a result will definitely be required, so do we have any other plans?” Henrietta also spoke up with a stern face.

The room fell silent for about a minute before a man with a hawkish nose stood up and said, “Miss Henrietta, I believe there is still one thing we can try!”

“Then let’s hear your approach, Stanciu!”

The man named Stanciu turned around, pulled out a stack of documents from his bag, and after searching through them carefully, he eventually drew out more than ten volumes and pushed them in front of Henrietta.

Henrietta picked up one of the volumes, glanced at it, and then looked up at him, “This is all information about those senators, why give it to me?”

“Miss Henrietta, you know what David is capable of; his forte is spinning scandals to blackmail those he aims to take down.”

“Just like with the congressmen in the House of Representatives before, most of them succumbed to his pressure, and now I believe many senators are in the same boat.”

“So my plan is… Let’s just go all-in!” he said, suddenly taking on a more ruthless tone.

“Hold on, Stanciu, what do you mean by ‘go all-in’?” asked Prescott, not quite following and immediately inquiring.

“It’s simple, the most effective way to control these senators and prevent them from flipping is by grasping their vulnerabilities; we can directly target their family members. Whether through threats of violence or actual detention, we can compel them to cast a vote against the bill in the Senate and kill the legislation!”

At that moment, Stanciu fully revealed his ruthless side.

He knew very well that if they could intimidate these congressmen with threats and bribes, David could do the same, or even worse.

The example from the House of Representatives was right there; despite spending a lot of money and exerting considerable pressure on the congressmen, David still outmaneuvered them in the end.

But if they implemented the method he suggested this time, those congressmen would certainly not dare to make such a reversal again!

Because nothing could be more important than the lives of their family members!

Hearing such ruthless words, let alone the regular members, even experienced people like Prescott and Joshua were taken aback.

Those were senators of America, each one a top-tier politician, and among them, many could even become future presidents.

Yet now, Stanciu was actually proposing to target their families to coerce their votes?

And it wasn’t just about targeting one or two individuals; to secure enough votes to kill the offshore tax avoidance bill, they needed at least nine more votes.

This meant they would have to take such extreme measures against nine senators. If this got out, even if they held profound influence, the nation’s outcry would surely drown them!