Character

Tom Grissom

strategic supportive resourceful collegial

Senator Tom Grissom charges onto the Senate floor from his Washington State office, wielding procedural mastery to rescue filibustering ally Stackhouse in the grueling autism funding battle. He raises a point of order with razor-sharp cunning, demanding Stackhouse yield for a sly '22-part question' that masks offers of water and rest. This grandfatherly gambit sparks White House cheers, forging bipartisan solidarity as exhaustion threatens the marathon speech, revealing Grissom's pivotal role in sustaining legislative decency against partisan fatigue.

3 appearances

Also known as: Senator Tom Grissom, Senator Grissom

Tom Grissom's Journey

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3 moments

S2E17 · The Stackhouse Filibuster

Grissom's Procedural Yield Grants Stackhouse Vital Respite

Calculated resolve with empathetic urgency

Grissom strides into chamber, raises point of order sharply, requests yield for elaborate '22-part question' masking water and rest offer, executing grandfatherly ruse to relieve Stackhouse's marathon.

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S2E17 · The Stackhouse Filibuster

White House Frenzy: Rallying Senators as Grissom Relieves Stackhouse

Strategically calm and empathetically urgent

Grissom arrives on Senate floor via TV feed, raises point of order, requests yield for a protracted '22-part question,' explicitly offers Stackhouse water and rest, enabling the grandfather relay amid …

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S2E17 · The Stackhouse Filibuster

Cheers Erupt as Bipartisan Senators Cascade to Relieve Stackhouse

Calculated resolve masking urgent solidarity

Grissom rises on the Senate floor via TV, raises point of order, requests yield for a cleverly elongated '22-part question,' offers water to the exhausted Stackhouse, enabling rest and the …

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Affiliation

Senior White House Staff