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

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E6 · Mr. Willis of Ohio

Gladman's Partisan Shot and Josh's Night-Out Assignment

Donna's surplus money functions as a comic, tactile stand‑in for abstract budget debates: Donna demands her share in the hallway, concretizing the idea of a federal surplus and forcing a momentary staff-level conflict amid the serious Roosevelt Room argument.

Before: Referenced verbally as Donna's entitlement; physically not shown but implied to be in Donna's possession or memory.

After: Remains a point of contention but physically unchanged; the demand is deferred as Donna walks away.

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S1E6 · Mr. Willis of Ohio

Josh's Reluctant Georgetown Run

Donna's surplus money functions as the inciting personal motif in the hallway beat: she demands her cut back and uses the bills as rhetorical leverage in a playful exchange with Josh. The money anchors Donna's grievance and contrasts the loftier budget debate in the Roosevelt Room with individual stakes.

Before: Donna's surplus money is claimed/expected by Donna; conversationally present as the subject of her demand.

After: Unresolved — still in contention (Donna verbally insists on it), no transfer occurs during the event.

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