HR10 ('Death Tax' Bill)

HR10 surges into the Briefing Room as C.J. detonates its veto—a hefty stack of legislative parchment scripting estate tax repeal, scorched by opponents as the morbid 'Death Tax.' Unseen yet omnipresent, it fuels press onslaughts on override threats and GOP war rooms; C.J. slashes back with mockery, safeguarding revenues for schools and hospitals amid Sherri Wexler's frivolous dress query, tension crackling like live wire.

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S3E4 · On the Day Before

C.J.'s Sarcastic Veto Announcement Ignites Press Frenzy

HR10 is centrally invoked by C.J. in her opening sarcasm as the freshly presented estate tax repeal bill—derided as 'Death Tax'—now vetoed by the President, fueling the entire press exchange on overrides and GOP reactions, symbolizing partisan legislative warfare.

Before: Presented by House clerk to executive clerk, pending action

After: Officially vetoed by President, igniting override speculation

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