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Communications Bullpen Television Sets

Fourteen screens blaze across the White House Communications bullpen, their glow riveting Josh, Sam, C.J., and staff in taut silence as they track Grissom's motorcade slicing toward the Capitol to rescue Stackhouse's filibuster. Tension fractures into thunderous cheers when Grissom masterfully yields with a '22-part question,' screens pulsing with the relay of bipartisan grandfathers seizing the floor, humanity surging through partisan deadlock.
3 appearances

Purpose

Broadcast live Senate floor proceedings, enabling White House staff to monitor Grissom's arrival, Stackhouse's filibuster timing, and the procedural handoff in real time.

Significance

Anchors the bullpen's electric vigil, channeling raw suspense into cathartic explosion that affirms politics' redemptive spark, prompting C.J.'s reflection on decency's triumph over division.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments