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Administration's Education Reauthorization Bill

Staff cram C.J.'s office, urgency pulses as Mark wields Kendall's Weekly Standard barb—pork-stuffed excess!—only for his own charter school empire to boomerang, hypocrisy shredding the assault. Toby jabs, C.J. quips, bill's vulnerabilities ignite countermeasures in partisan crossfire.

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Purpose

Reauthorizes federal education programs amid funding disputes branded as pork by critics.

Significance

Ignites briefing war room, exposes attacker hypocrisy, forces C.J.'s press pivot—flashpoint testing White House resolve.

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S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

C.J. Briefed on Kendall's Pork-Laden Bill Attack

The education reauthorization bill anchors the briefing as the target of Kendall's Weekly Standard hit-piece labeling it pork excess, prompting swift hypocrisy counter via his charter schools; it embodies legislative fragility, rallying staff wit and strategy to defend amid broader White House pressures like Qumar.

Before: Under congressional negotiation, vulnerable to media attacks

After: Framed as victim of hypocritical assault, demanding immediate spin response

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