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H.R. 172

Cliff Calley's gambit detonates across the negotiation table: H.R. 172, crisp congressional parchment pitched as the deal's poisoned core—legislation to censure President Bartlet in brutal exchange for silencing Gibson's hearings bomb. Leo scorches it with bullet-taking defiance, Jordan wrests a one-day reprieve, the document's shadow ripping loyalty from expediency in midnight haze.

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Purpose

Proposed legislation traded to halt congressional hearings exposing President Bartlet's MS disclosure scandals.

Significance

Catalyzes explosive loyalty rift, thrusting censure as high-stakes armistice that fractures McGarry's ironclad fealty and accelerates Bartlet's public confession trajectory.

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When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E10 · H. Con-172

Leo's Fiery Rejection of Censure Ignites Loyalty Clash

H.R. 172 joint resolution named as censure core, brandished by Cliff as exchange for halting hearings and witnesses like Gibson; ignites Leo's denial and mockery, embodying poisoned political bargain Leo scorches in loyalty's fire.

Before: Conceptual, referenced in proposal

After: Rejected, lingering as shattered gambit

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