Object
Donna's Surplus Cash ($100)
A small, handheld sum of U.S. currency—roughly a one‑hundred‑dollar claim composed of folded bills softened by handling. Donna produces the money like a prop: fingers snap it into the conversation, laughter and irritation ripple around it, and colleagues glance, scoff, or deflect as the bills concretize a petty, personal claim amid a larger policy fight in the Roosevelt Room.
2 appearances
Purpose
To serve as petty cash for repaying a personal $100 college‑pool debt or as an informal, immediate reimbursement in staff interactions.
Significance
Acts as a comic, humanizing counterpoint to high‑stakes legislative debate: it personalizes abstract fiscal talk, punctuates beats of staff intimacy, and redirects tension by turning policy language into a tangible, contested entitlement.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used