Chapter 826: Social Circles
After spending some time reading through the entire proposal, Lynch looked at Congressman Landon. “Do you think it has a chance of passing?”
Landon sat comfortably. Only after reaching this position does one truly understand how enjoyable it is to be a congressman.
He never had to take responsibility for any single vote—when hundreds of people vote, who could say his vote was the deciding one?
Unless that could be proven, no matter how he voted, he bore no responsibility.
He still made all the money he was supposed to, and none of the blame ever landed on him.
If he was active locally or held key committee positions, he held real power—especially as a member of committees like the Budget or Appropriations Committees, where every vote was worth a lot of money.
Not only were those votes valuable, but such positions also came with considerable local influence.
For example, when he previously visited a local area under the capacity of an Environmental Committee member to investigate pollution, everyone—from companies to city hall—revolved around him.
Because just a word or a certain stance from him could trigger a shutdown and investigation for local businesses.