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When surface temperatures
in the Atlantic rise above 80 degrees,
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conditions are ideal for a hurricane.
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Westerly winds kick up condensation,
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forming cumulonimbus clouds which begin
to revolve around a central axis.
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On September seventh,
these exact conditions gave birth
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to Hurricane Faith, currently barreling
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toward the Eastern seaboard
of the United States.
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On November 7th, 1984,
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a different sort
of hurricane swirled into being.
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A 25-year-old Harvard Law graduate
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took South Carolina State
Senate District Fourteen by storm.
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His name was Francis J. Underwood.
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How strong will it be
when it hits?
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Simulators say Cat Three,
possibly Cat Four.
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Major devastation across a dozen states.
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Yes, but some of these projections
have it turning back to sea.
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That's highly unlikely, sir.
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Sir, FEMA's mission
is to prepare for the worst.
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First responders,
medical, mass evacuation.
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I'm worried about the funding.
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The Disaster Relief Fund
has been depleted by a third
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- since you launched AmWorks.
- That still leaves two billion.
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Well, for this storm,
we need four times that.
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I'm about to meet with the leadership
to ask them to replenish the fund,
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but I can't ask for that much.
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We need eight billion minimum
for bare-bones preparation.
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We shouldn't gamble
with something like this, sir.
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Hundreds could die. Maybe thousands.
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"The impossible made possible.
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The thing no one else dares to do,
that everyone says can't be done.
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Imagine a boy standing on the shores
of the Charleston Harbor.
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Two miles away, a faint line
on the horizon, is Fort Sumter.
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All the other boys say
it's impossible to swim there.
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But this one boy thinks it can be done.
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The others gasp as he kicks off
his shoes, plunges into the water.
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They watch with shock
as he grows farther from the shore.
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They whisper to each other solemnly,
'He'll drown. He'll never make it.'
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'No, he'll turn around
when it gets too hard.'"
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Mr. President.
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Have a seat. I'll have Jessica
bring in some refreshments.
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Henry Mitchell,
the new Senate Majority Leader.
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What happened to Hector Mendoza?
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Well, you don't declare a couple
of paid speeches as income and boom,
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you're no longer in Congress,
and certainly not running for president.
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You got rid of Ronnie.
Hector loved that painting.
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He's not gone, just in storage.
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Just like Hector.
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My father served under Eisenhower.
Drove his jeep in Normandy.
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Your father was at D-Day?
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Utah Beach. At Bastogne too.
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Isn't this just a little love fest.
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Gentlemen, the hurricane.
I need the DRF replenished.
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The Speaker's calling
for an emergency session tonight.
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We're prepared to allocate ten billion.
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I was only gonna ask for eight.
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You sign the bill,
you'll get the ten billion.
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But no FEMA money
or any other agency funds can be used
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for your jobs program again,
under any circumstances.
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Don't politicize this.
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America Works and the hurricane
are two separate issues.
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Excuse me, Mr. President,
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but you're the one that raided
the DRF for political purposes.
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We're correcting a wrong.
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And jeopardizing
the entire Eastern Seaboard.
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That's on the White House,
not on us.
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We're supplying the funds,
the money you took illegally.
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If you choose not to sign the bill,
we can't be blamed.
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We stepped up.
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I thought you might try
to make this about America Works.
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And look, I admit, I may have overstepped.
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But let me show you something.
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Every day, I ask the Comms office
to give me profiles
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of ten AmWorks beneficiaries.
These are success stories.
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This is just a fraction of the 40,000
people that we put back to work.
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With money that wasn't appropriated
for that purpose.
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You don't get
to break the piggy bank
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then ask us to glue it together
and put in more pennies.
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I've got over 50 Democrats
and Republicans in both houses
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that have publicly supported
America Works since its introduction.
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The tide is turning.
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Your own people
are getting behind the program.
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Then where are they now?
Why aren't we getting calls?
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Why do they all support
this emergency bill?
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If you pass it, I'll veto it,
but there's no reason
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we have to turn this
into a pissing match.
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You know that we have the votes
to override your veto.
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It passes in ten days
without a signature, regardless.
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The only question is whether you're
gonna sign it before that hurricane hits,
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or watch it become law
after thousands have died.
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Henry...
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I sat with Hector dozens of times
at this very table
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and we were always able to work out
our differences, to negotiate.
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This isn't Hector's office anymore.
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Or his table.
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Gentlemen, is there no room
for a compromise?
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- No.
- Bob?
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No, Mr. President.
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It's going wide in an hour.
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Seven governors,
all up and down the East Coast.
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They're demanding
that you sign the bill.
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- Who tipped you off?
- Jim Matthews' flack.
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Matthews is turning on us? What's it say?
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"President Underwood has undermined
the separation of powers
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and put the fate of the entire
East Coast in Hurricane Faith's hands.
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I am joining with the Governors
of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland..."
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That's enough.
I don't need to hear any more.
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See how many governors you can get
on the phone in 30 minutes.
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- Yes, sir.
- I've got something else for you, sir.
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The AmWorks case studies.
These are your ten for the day.
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- I don't have time for that now.
- You should see this top file.
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Freddy's working as a dishwasher.
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He was one of the first people to sign up.
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Should I prepare a statement
in response to the governors?
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Sir?
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No statement. No. Not yet.
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Yes, sir.
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- Yes, sir?
- Send a message to the entire cabinet.
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I want a meeting tomorrow morning,
first thing.
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"During his tenure as whip,
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Underwood was known for employing
intimidation, bravado and fear.
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His recent stance against Russia is
a continuation of strong-arm diplomacy,
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carried out by his wife,
whom he appointed UN ambassador
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despite the Senate voting her down.
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The use of FEMA funds
for America Works shocked many,
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but it's simply the most recent
in a career's worth of unilateral moves.
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Minority Leader Bob Birch said,
'The President consistently demonstrates
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an utter lack of partnership
coupled with reckless abandon.'"
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Sir, have you given any thought
to simply signing the bill
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that Congress passed last night?
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How many of you think
I should sign the bill?
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Well, surely, some of you think I should.
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You know, I think too often, the people
in this room are afraid of upsetting me.
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And that's my fault.
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I discourage dissent when it doesn't go
with the things that I want.
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So, I want you to be honest with me.
I won't hold it against you.
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How many of you think
I should sign the bill?
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Thank you.
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You have all worked very hard
to get AmWorks up and running.
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I don't want to sign its death warrant
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until we have exhausted
every resource available to us first.
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So I need every department
to draft a proposal
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of what they could do
in response to the hurricane.
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And if we still fall short,
I'll sign the bill.
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Is that okay with everyone?
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Let's aim for the day after tomorrow.
Thank you all very much.
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The starting salary for an employee
at Walmart is below the poverty line.
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Now, the American government
subsidizes Walmart
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to the tune of 7.8 billion dollars a year,
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by issuing food stamps
to over one in ten of its workers.
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But here's the scary part.
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Fifteen percent of all food stamps
are actually used at Walmart.
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Meaning Walmart gets to double dip
into the federal government's coffers.
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I'm as angry about it as you are.
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Because Walmart's top executives
have reaped almost 300 million
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in tax-deductible performance pay
over the last six years.
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That needs to stop!
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We need to raise the minimum wage!
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Cut down on corporate greed
by regulating bonuses.
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It's time to balance the scales.
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- Can we go through your call sheet?
- Just give me a second to decompress.
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We've only got a half hour
until the next event.
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- Doug called?
- While you were giving your speech.
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- What about?
- He wouldn't say.
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How'd it go in Cedar Rapids?
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Well. We got AFSCME on board.
Good turnout. What's up?
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Sharp has an event in Dubuque tomorrow.
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You're scheduled to be there too.
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- And?
- Meet with her.
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- Somewhere discreet.
- Why?
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If we assume that Underwood is running,
and we do,
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we should also assume
that Sharp is on his team.
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That doesn't answer the question.
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I'm sure that Cynthia will object.
Hello, Cynthia.
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- Hello, Doug.
- Object to what?
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You're going to talk to Sharp
about the hurricane.
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...that are perceived
as helping average citizens
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feel more empowered.
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Who are some
of the bill's key opponents
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and what are hearing
in their on floor messaging?
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Well, the White House
would be the most prominent opponent
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if they slap the veto threat
on this, saying it's...
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- Oh. Thank you, Cynthia.
- You usually work out at midnight?
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My workout is the only time of day
the press corps gives me some privacy.
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- How did your event go tonight?
- Fine.
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I called bingo for half an hour
at an old folks' home.
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Well, that's pretty good.
Something a little different.
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You gonna steal it the way you stole
my talking points on the FEMA bill?
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You made good points.
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I'm not above agreeing with the opposition
when they're right.
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Mm...
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But I'm surprised you've been so critical.
I thought you and Underwood were close.
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I'm not above disagreeing with an ally
when they're wrong.
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In the spirit of what's right, I want you
to know I'm suspending my campaign.
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When the storm makes landfall,
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I'm going to ask people
to donate to the Red Cross instead.
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And I'll be heading out east to volunteer.
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That doesn't sound like a suspension.
That sounds like opportunism.
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No. I'll ask the press to leave me be.
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I can't force them to,
but we won't offer any logistical support.
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You want me to suspend as well?
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We can announce together.
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That takes the politics out of this.
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The cynical side of me
thinks that it benefits you
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if I stop my fundraising
right when I'm hitting my stride.
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Well, I'm not appealing
to the cynical side.
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I'll leave you to your workout.
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You have kids now.
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- I have a husband. He has kids.
- You don't consider them your own?
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It's late, Heather.
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I bring it up because they ground me.
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I don't know if you've felt this way
since you got married, but...
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when I think about my kids
and this hurricane...
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What if we didn't have the money
and advantages we do?
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What if they were in harm's way?
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What if they needed help
and didn't have it?
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Puts everything into perspective for me.
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This... campaign seems meaningless.
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It pales in comparison
to their well-being.
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Have you felt that at all?
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Since you became a mother?
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"Consulting with state governments"
is way too dry.
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Put in "working closely."
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- Don't you think that's disingenuous?
- Why?
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These seven governors just
publicly condemned the president.
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"Working closely"?
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Well, I condemn you every day
but I still work closely with you.
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So, I need to take this phone call.
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Uh... punch it up, bring it back to me.
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- Doug?
- I have a message for the president.
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What is it?
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Tell him Jackie and Dunbar
met in Dubuque tonight.
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And tell him I'm the one who told you.
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What did they meet about?
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Suspending their campaigns
after the hurricane hits.
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- How do you know this?
- Just tell him.
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Are you working for Jackie,
under the radar?
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- No.
- Dunbar?
239
00:15:40,296 --> 00:15:42,799
I'm just looking out for the president.
240
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Give him the information
and tell him who it came from.
241
00:15:46,052 --> 00:15:47,678
I'll let you know if I learn more.
242
00:15:55,603 --> 00:15:58,606
"The water was cold
and the current was strong.
243
00:15:58,689 --> 00:16:01,484
With every stroke,
the boy had to fight off chills
244
00:16:01,567 --> 00:16:04,487
and battle the tide rushing in
from the sea.
245
00:16:04,570 --> 00:16:07,824
Anyone watching him,
as his schoolmates did from the shore,
246
00:16:07,907 --> 00:16:11,577
barely making out a tiny speck
moving slowly across the water,
247
00:16:11,661 --> 00:16:14,039
would've thought he stood no chance.
248
00:16:14,121 --> 00:16:17,416
But that thought never
entered the boy's mind.
249
00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:20,962
His muscles ached, his heart pounded,
250
00:16:21,046 --> 00:16:23,965
but the water would not defeat him."
251
00:16:25,008 --> 00:16:28,845
I want rec centers and town halls,
but the most important thing is schools.
252
00:16:28,928 --> 00:16:30,471
They're the key.
253
00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:33,766
Well, every school east of Ohio.
254
00:16:33,850 --> 00:16:37,812
You tell the governors that push back,
tell them we'll pay for the shutdown days
255
00:16:37,895 --> 00:16:39,939
and overtime with what's left in the DRF.
256
00:16:40,023 --> 00:16:43,651
No, we'll figure out how to get people
there through some other department.
257
00:16:43,734 --> 00:16:45,611
Just get me the schools!
258
00:16:47,030 --> 00:16:48,948
I keep telling them
to stop bringing those.
259
00:16:49,032 --> 00:16:50,324
I know. I got these myself.
260
00:16:50,407 --> 00:16:53,036
Oh, thank you. That's sweet.
261
00:16:53,119 --> 00:16:55,621
- Any progress?
- Some, but not enough.
262
00:16:57,498 --> 00:17:01,127
Did you mean it today,
when you raised your hand?
263
00:17:01,210 --> 00:17:02,294
No.
264
00:17:02,378 --> 00:17:05,756
But I knew if I did, the others
who wanted to would be less afraid.
265
00:17:06,883 --> 00:17:08,926
Is that it? The bill?
266
00:17:09,010 --> 00:17:12,680
Yes. They delivered it
just after the cabinet meeting.
267
00:17:14,181 --> 00:17:16,392
Maybe I should just sign the damn thing.
268
00:17:16,475 --> 00:17:19,812
The longer I wait,
the bigger target I become.
269
00:17:19,896 --> 00:17:21,689
Well, the cabinet's working hard.
270
00:17:21,772 --> 00:17:24,274
Stick to your guns
and give them some time.
271
00:17:24,358 --> 00:17:28,195
Well, it could turn. Or dissipate.
272
00:17:28,278 --> 00:17:31,448
Hurricane Humberto was
on the same trajectory as Faith.
273
00:17:31,532 --> 00:17:34,326
Everyone thought that was gonna
wipe out seven states,
274
00:17:34,410 --> 00:17:38,622
but in the end, it turned south
and never became more than a Cat One.
275
00:17:39,665 --> 00:17:43,711
- How good are the chances?
- Extremely poor.
276
00:17:43,794 --> 00:17:47,965
But... there's still some hope.
277
00:17:48,049 --> 00:17:50,093
Relax for a minute, Francis.
278
00:17:54,805 --> 00:17:57,142
We should cancel the UN ceremony tomorrow.
279
00:17:57,224 --> 00:17:59,393
- What?
- Maybe it sends the wrong message.
280
00:17:59,476 --> 00:18:02,772
No, it's a great victory for you. For us.
281
00:18:02,855 --> 00:18:05,315
But celebrating in the middle
of a crisis, I don't...
282
00:18:05,399 --> 00:18:07,944
Well, that's exactly
what we should be doing.
283
00:18:08,027 --> 00:18:09,987
You made this resolution happen.
284
00:18:10,071 --> 00:18:14,159
It's the one good notch we have on our
belt since we moved into the White House.
285
00:18:14,241 --> 00:18:18,287
I'll be damned if I'm gonna
let this hurricane rob us of that.
286
00:18:21,248 --> 00:18:23,960
"When Congress refused to support
a peacekeeping mission
287
00:18:24,043 --> 00:18:27,630
in the Jordan Valley, the president
deployed troops anyway,
288
00:18:27,713 --> 00:18:31,341
stating his authority
as Commander in Chief."
289
00:18:31,425 --> 00:18:34,220
"The ramparts of the fort
were still a mile away.
290
00:18:34,303 --> 00:18:36,680
But he had reached
the point of no return.
291
00:18:36,764 --> 00:18:40,643
Turning back was no longer an option."
292
00:18:40,726 --> 00:18:44,772
"With the world's eyes upon him,
he continues to ignore precedent,
293
00:18:44,855 --> 00:18:48,109
convention, and some would say the law."
294
00:18:48,943 --> 00:18:51,278
"Why did he
cross that invisible line?
295
00:18:51,361 --> 00:18:54,782
Why risk his life despite
the great odds stacked against him?"
296
00:18:56,742 --> 00:19:00,079
"Critics have been harsh.
And yet most have stopped short
297
00:19:00,163 --> 00:19:03,499
of naming Underwood what he truly is:
a tyrant."
298
00:19:04,917 --> 00:19:08,087
"What drove Napoleon
to keep marching toward Moscow?
299
00:19:08,171 --> 00:19:10,840
Or Hannibal to cross the Alps?"
300
00:19:10,923 --> 00:19:14,677
"The warning signs are there.
It's our responsibility to heed them."
301
00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,181
"What kept a young Frank Underwood
swimming onward?
302
00:19:18,264 --> 00:19:20,474
And what kept him from drowning?"
303
00:19:22,559 --> 00:19:24,020
How did Seth learn this?
304
00:19:24,103 --> 00:19:26,814
- Jackie's comms director.
- And this happened last night?
305
00:19:26,897 --> 00:19:29,234
- From what I can gather.
- So why am I just hearing about it now?
306
00:19:29,316 --> 00:19:31,986
- I didn't hear about it before.
- She was trying to keep it a secret.
307
00:19:32,069 --> 00:19:33,869
But you're supposed to be
keeping tabs on her.
308
00:19:33,904 --> 00:19:36,365
The fact that you didn't know,
and only found out from Seth...
309
00:19:36,448 --> 00:19:38,534
I'm not in Iowa, sir.
I'm here running your staff.
310
00:19:38,617 --> 00:19:39,493
Excuse me?
311
00:19:39,576 --> 00:19:41,578
Just because Jackie and I
have a personal history
312
00:19:41,662 --> 00:19:43,372
doesn't mean I know her every movement.
313
00:19:43,455 --> 00:19:45,582
We are not talking about
your ex-girlfriend.
314
00:19:45,666 --> 00:19:47,668
We're talking about my running mate.
315
00:19:47,751 --> 00:19:51,130
And if she can't be trusted, I can't force
her to reveal things she doesn't want to.
316
00:19:51,214 --> 00:19:53,716
You convinced me to make the deal with her
in the first place.
317
00:19:53,799 --> 00:19:55,759
We needed information. She had access.
318
00:19:55,843 --> 00:19:57,262
And now she's lying to us.
319
00:19:57,344 --> 00:19:59,930
Maybe you should speak with her
before we consider this a crisis.
320
00:20:00,014 --> 00:20:01,348
I don't like your tone, Remy.
321
00:20:01,431 --> 00:20:03,934
- You're blowing this out of proportion.
- Watch yourself.
322
00:20:04,018 --> 00:20:07,218
When I worked for you in Congress, you
always told me to be straight up with you.
323
00:20:07,230 --> 00:20:09,148
I wasn't the president then.
324
00:20:09,232 --> 00:20:11,817
So you just want me to apologize
and be a yes-man?
325
00:20:11,901 --> 00:20:14,862
I want you to treat this office
with respect.
326
00:20:14,945 --> 00:20:16,530
You owe your staff that same respect.
327
00:20:16,613 --> 00:20:19,116
I gave you a position in the White House
when no one would touch you.
328
00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,077
I don't owe you a damn thing.
329
00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:22,870
How long you gonna hang that over my head?
330
00:20:22,953 --> 00:20:26,582
- Oh, it's like you want me to fire you.
- You couldn't, and you know it.
331
00:20:28,209 --> 00:20:29,752
Not right now.
332
00:20:29,835 --> 00:20:31,921
Seth and I are the only
two soldiers you have.
333
00:20:34,798 --> 00:20:37,927
- Get Jackie on the phone.
- Yes, sir.
334
00:21:03,744 --> 00:21:05,871
Sir, Congresswoman Sharp calling for you.
335
00:21:05,955 --> 00:21:07,332
I'll take it in here.
336
00:21:13,712 --> 00:21:16,006
Sir, we'll gladly polish those for you.
337
00:21:16,090 --> 00:21:18,592
I'm happy to do it myself. Thank you.
338
00:21:18,675 --> 00:21:20,094
Yes, sir.
339
00:21:25,975 --> 00:21:28,518
- Congresswoman.
- I apologize if you hear chewing.
340
00:21:28,602 --> 00:21:31,480
This is the first chance I've gotten
to eat all day. Non-stop events.
341
00:21:31,563 --> 00:21:34,650
I'm surprised you have an appetite
after meeting with Dunbar.
342
00:21:38,528 --> 00:21:40,823
Her people asked. I said yes.
343
00:21:40,906 --> 00:21:43,659
I thought I'd see what she wanted
before bothering you with it.
344
00:21:43,742 --> 00:21:47,163
Suspending your campaigns?
I'm assuming that you told her no.
345
00:21:49,999 --> 00:21:51,208
I told her yes.
346
00:21:52,709 --> 00:21:56,463
You realize she's just preying upon
your good nature to stop your fundraising.
347
00:21:56,546 --> 00:21:59,549
Even if that were the case,
the politics work in my favor too.
348
00:21:59,633 --> 00:22:02,511
It's insensitive to campaign
during a catastrophe this big.
349
00:22:02,594 --> 00:22:03,762
It could backfire on me.
350
00:22:03,846 --> 00:22:06,265
We don't know that it's
going to be a catastrophe.
351
00:22:06,349 --> 00:22:10,560
Weathermen can be wrong, Mr. President,
but not every weatherman in the country.
352
00:22:10,644 --> 00:22:12,271
All right, even if that's true,
353
00:22:12,355 --> 00:22:15,899
you should attack her for using
the hurricane to score sympathy points.
354
00:22:17,776 --> 00:22:19,236
I've discussed it with my staff.
355
00:22:20,070 --> 00:22:23,573
This isn't just your campaign, Jackie,
this is our campaign.
356
00:22:26,327 --> 00:22:29,663
May I offer you some advice, sir?
Sign the bill.
357
00:22:29,746 --> 00:22:34,668
If you don't, and the storm hits,
you and I won't have a campaign.
358
00:22:34,751 --> 00:22:36,962
You should get back to your dinner.
359
00:23:11,621 --> 00:23:16,252
Hey, everyone. Let's put down the dishes
for a second. I need to talk to you.
360
00:23:16,335 --> 00:23:19,880
Here's the deal.
I hired you three under America Works.
361
00:23:19,963 --> 00:23:22,299
And as much as we can use the manpower,
362
00:23:22,383 --> 00:23:25,428
I can't afford it
if the program gets ended.
363
00:23:25,511 --> 00:23:29,306
I might be able to afford to keep
two of you if you split shifts,
364
00:23:29,390 --> 00:23:31,058
but I can't keep all three.
365
00:23:34,395 --> 00:23:37,773
"A storm has been forming
not for weeks, but for decades.
366
00:23:37,856 --> 00:23:40,359
Its name is not Faith, it's Francis.
367
00:23:40,443 --> 00:23:44,654
The entire nation is in his path,
and if we ignore the warning signs,
368
00:23:44,738 --> 00:23:48,075
- we have no one but ourselves to blame.
- "...no one but ourselves to blame."
369
00:23:49,201 --> 00:23:51,370
It's not an article.
It's an opinion piece.
370
00:23:51,454 --> 00:23:53,038
I know.
371
00:23:53,122 --> 00:23:55,332
The paper can't take
this editorial stance.
372
00:23:55,416 --> 00:23:57,960
- It's too speculative.
- I'm aware. Print it as a column.
373
00:23:58,043 --> 00:24:00,587
The moment I do that,
you cross over to the other side.
374
00:24:00,670 --> 00:24:02,047
We can't keep you on your beat.
375
00:24:02,131 --> 00:24:04,216
So replace me.
376
00:24:04,300 --> 00:24:06,135
I want a column. It's time.
377
00:24:06,218 --> 00:24:08,095
Kate, you're on track
to be managing editor.
378
00:24:08,178 --> 00:24:11,218
You toss that out the window the moment
you switch over to being a columnist.
379
00:24:11,265 --> 00:24:15,269
I don't want to be editing other people's
words. I want to be writing my own.
380
00:24:15,352 --> 00:24:17,813
And not just the news,
I want my ideas out there.
381
00:24:17,896 --> 00:24:20,316
You know the Telegraph
will let you do anything you want.
382
00:24:20,399 --> 00:24:22,318
But we need you reporting
on the president.
383
00:24:22,401 --> 00:24:24,903
- Nobody does it better.
- My bias is clear.
384
00:24:24,987 --> 00:24:27,781
You shouldn't keep me on
as a reporter anyway.
385
00:24:27,864 --> 00:24:31,368
I'll tell you what. We can make
this work as an analysis piece.
386
00:24:31,452 --> 00:24:34,704
You tone down the speculation,
stick to the facts and quotes...
387
00:24:34,788 --> 00:24:36,832
- Speculation is the entire point.
- Fine.
388
00:24:36,915 --> 00:24:40,545
Just... give me a little something
from the other side, to balance it out.
389
00:24:40,627 --> 00:24:42,307
You know they're not gonna
give me a quote.
390
00:24:42,379 --> 00:24:46,008
Even if it's a source just tangentially
associated with the administration.
391
00:24:46,091 --> 00:24:49,303
You do that, we can print this
and keep you as a reporter.
392
00:24:52,306 --> 00:24:54,099
I got an idea who I can talk to.
393
00:24:56,852 --> 00:25:01,106
"On another day, with warmer water,
with the current carrying him,
394
00:25:01,190 --> 00:25:02,525
he might have made it.
395
00:25:02,608 --> 00:25:06,111
But on this day, he would only make it
halfway before his arms gave out
396
00:25:06,195 --> 00:25:08,614
and the numbness overtook him,
before the coast guard
397
00:25:08,697 --> 00:25:11,576
pulled him out of the water
despite his protests.
398
00:25:11,658 --> 00:25:15,454
Was he reckless? Was he foolish?
399
00:25:15,538 --> 00:25:16,622
Possibly.
400
00:25:16,705 --> 00:25:19,542
One thing can't be denied, however.
401
00:25:19,625 --> 00:25:24,004
What others saw as impossible,
he refused to believe as such.
402
00:25:24,087 --> 00:25:27,841
The water proved him wrong.
He fell far short of the other shore.
403
00:25:27,924 --> 00:25:29,885
And yet he made the attempt.
404
00:25:29,968 --> 00:25:33,013
And that... is everything."
405
00:25:38,977 --> 00:25:40,770
That's just the prologue.
406
00:25:44,274 --> 00:25:47,486
You don't mention America Works once.
407
00:25:47,570 --> 00:25:49,530
On purpose.
408
00:25:51,031 --> 00:25:53,700
That is what the book
is supposed to be about, isn't it?
409
00:25:53,783 --> 00:25:55,578
You don't like it?
410
00:25:56,786 --> 00:25:59,998
I do like it.
I just wonder if I...
411
00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:05,712
Well, maybe I don't...
understand what you're trying to do.
412
00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:10,717
Nobody cares about an idea.
413
00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:14,012
They might care
about a man with an idea.
414
00:26:14,096 --> 00:26:16,973
I only care about the man.
415
00:26:18,559 --> 00:26:21,811
The whole book will be like this...
these vignettes.
416
00:26:21,895 --> 00:26:25,190
Like a collection of short stories.
417
00:26:25,274 --> 00:26:28,611
Do you mention AmWorks anywhere?
418
00:26:28,694 --> 00:26:30,028
Nope.
419
00:26:30,613 --> 00:26:32,573
Not once.
420
00:26:36,368 --> 00:26:38,036
Well...
421
00:26:39,204 --> 00:26:43,959
I did want the book to be different,
but I... It just seems that that might...
422
00:26:44,042 --> 00:26:47,713
I think it might be the best thing
I've written in years.
423
00:26:47,796 --> 00:26:50,757
It could also be utter and complete shit.
424
00:26:51,592 --> 00:26:54,219
But when I can't tell the difference,
it's usually a good sign.
425
00:26:56,305 --> 00:26:59,766
I just don't want to lose sight
of the bigger goal.
426
00:26:59,849 --> 00:27:01,935
I don't know any other way to write it.
427
00:27:03,019 --> 00:27:07,524
If you want something different,
now's the time to find somebody else.
428
00:27:07,608 --> 00:27:09,610
No, I want you to finish it.
429
00:27:11,069 --> 00:27:13,029
Even though I have...
430
00:27:13,989 --> 00:27:17,367
no idea if it will end up
being relevant if I end up...
431
00:27:18,619 --> 00:27:20,621
signing this bill.
432
00:27:20,705 --> 00:27:22,080
Are you going to?
433
00:27:23,832 --> 00:27:25,751
I don't know yet.
434
00:27:25,834 --> 00:27:31,298
If I do, of course, I'll pay you in full
if the book becomes unnecessary.
435
00:27:32,549 --> 00:27:34,719
I'm not doing this for the paycheck.
436
00:27:38,347 --> 00:27:39,640
What do you think?
437
00:27:40,932 --> 00:27:42,142
Should I sign it?
438
00:27:42,225 --> 00:27:44,269
Well, I have skin in the game.
439
00:27:44,353 --> 00:27:46,563
So the selfish part of me says no.
440
00:27:49,274 --> 00:27:50,567
But...
441
00:27:52,110 --> 00:27:53,278
honestly?
442
00:27:54,029 --> 00:27:56,156
No book is worth people
losing their lives.
443
00:27:56,239 --> 00:27:58,534
Yes, but it's not just about the book.
444
00:27:59,535 --> 00:28:01,411
It's about putting people back to work.
445
00:28:01,495 --> 00:28:03,664
People can't work if they're dead.
446
00:28:07,584 --> 00:28:10,796
Well, I'm gonna obviously
be very occupied
447
00:28:10,879 --> 00:28:13,632
by this hurricane
for the foreseeable future.
448
00:28:13,716 --> 00:28:15,133
Let me think on this for...
449
00:28:19,429 --> 00:28:21,682
You'd better not fuck him over.
450
00:28:21,766 --> 00:28:24,518
- Excuse me?
- With what you're writing.
451
00:28:24,601 --> 00:28:26,228
I don't intend to.
452
00:28:26,311 --> 00:28:28,564
- The part about being foolish?
- You eavesdropping?
453
00:28:28,647 --> 00:28:31,024
- He's not foolish.
- That wasn't my point.
454
00:28:31,107 --> 00:28:33,193
I wouldn't take a bullet
for a man who was.
455
00:28:35,654 --> 00:28:37,656
Let's go, your car's waiting.
456
00:28:40,116 --> 00:28:44,580
As of tomorrow, Congresswoman Sharp
and I are suspending our campaigns.
457
00:28:44,663 --> 00:28:47,874
We will be traveling to areas
affected by Hurricane Faith,
458
00:28:47,957 --> 00:28:51,127
along with our campaign staff,
in order to volunteer
459
00:28:51,211 --> 00:28:54,047
in whatever capacity is most helpful.
460
00:28:54,130 --> 00:28:56,425
We're also suspending any donations,
461
00:28:56,508 --> 00:28:59,177
and urge our supporters
to donate to the Red Cross
462
00:28:59,261 --> 00:29:01,638
and other hurricane relief agencies.
463
00:29:01,722 --> 00:29:05,975
In times of suffering,
it's important to suspend politics
464
00:29:06,059 --> 00:29:08,604
and do what's best for the country.
465
00:29:08,687 --> 00:29:10,815
We look forward to resuming our campaigns
466
00:29:10,897 --> 00:29:14,317
when the storm has cleared
and the people of the east coast are safe.
467
00:29:17,904 --> 00:29:19,364
Freddy?
468
00:29:22,409 --> 00:29:25,454
The President would
like to see you, Mr. Hayes.
469
00:29:25,537 --> 00:29:27,914
I still got two hours left on my shift.
470
00:29:27,997 --> 00:29:30,292
It's fine, Freddy. You can go.
471
00:29:31,084 --> 00:29:34,003
Do you mind if I bring my grandson?
472
00:29:34,087 --> 00:29:37,090
Daycare got shut down 'cause of the storm.
473
00:29:37,173 --> 00:29:39,175
Of course. We got a car waiting.
474
00:29:40,969 --> 00:29:42,345
Come on, DeShawn.
475
00:29:44,973 --> 00:29:47,183
We going to see the president.
476
00:29:51,688 --> 00:29:52,857
Freddy.
477
00:29:56,693 --> 00:29:58,863
- It's good to see you, Frank.
- Thank you for coming.
478
00:29:58,945 --> 00:30:02,741
And this must be DeShawn.
How are you, sir?
479
00:30:02,825 --> 00:30:06,202
Oh. That is a firm handshake you have.
480
00:30:06,286 --> 00:30:08,747
Well, you want to go over
and sit at the desk?
481
00:30:09,456 --> 00:30:10,749
Go ahead.
482
00:30:20,049 --> 00:30:22,427
Yeah, I do that too, sometimes.
483
00:30:24,137 --> 00:30:27,390
That desk might be yours one day.
484
00:30:27,474 --> 00:30:29,518
Would you like to be the president?
485
00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:31,561
Yeah.
486
00:30:31,645 --> 00:30:34,940
Well, to be president,
you have to get good grades in school.
487
00:30:35,023 --> 00:30:37,651
Now, I see you brought
some of your schoolwork with you.
488
00:30:37,734 --> 00:30:39,945
I have an office
just around the corner in here,
489
00:30:40,028 --> 00:30:42,113
maybe you'd like
to go do your work in there.
490
00:30:42,197 --> 00:30:46,451
Or we also have a PlayStation
if you'd rather play that.
491
00:30:46,535 --> 00:30:48,578
- What games you got?
- Oh, we have plenty of games.
492
00:30:48,662 --> 00:30:50,246
Meechum will show you.
493
00:30:59,172 --> 00:31:02,342
What can I get for you?
Coffee, a soda, a beer?
494
00:31:02,425 --> 00:31:04,678
- No, I'm good, thank you.
- Please sit down.
495
00:31:09,349 --> 00:31:12,394
- You signed up for America Works.
- I did.
496
00:31:12,477 --> 00:31:16,314
I've got 40,000 case studies
just like yours.
497
00:31:16,398 --> 00:31:20,903
And I also have a bill on my desk that's
gonna cut the funding for all 40,000.
498
00:31:20,986 --> 00:31:22,821
Yeah, I been following on the news.
499
00:31:22,905 --> 00:31:24,447
I'm gonna sign it.
500
00:31:24,531 --> 00:31:27,158
There's too many lives at stake
with this storm.
501
00:31:27,242 --> 00:31:28,953
Sounds like the right thing to do.
502
00:31:29,035 --> 00:31:33,415
Freddy, you deserve a job, and Congress
is forcing me to take it away.
503
00:31:33,498 --> 00:31:35,458
I've spoken to our head of operations,
504
00:31:35,542 --> 00:31:37,962
and if you want it,
there's a job for you here.
505
00:31:38,044 --> 00:31:40,881
- Now, it's not charity, but...
- What's the pay?
506
00:31:40,965 --> 00:31:42,758
Well, I don't know the exact figures,
507
00:31:42,841 --> 00:31:45,343
but I figure somewhere around
three grand a month.
508
00:31:45,427 --> 00:31:47,888
- I know that's not great, but I...
- Healthcare?
509
00:31:47,972 --> 00:31:49,932
Well, yes, of course. That's included.
510
00:31:50,015 --> 00:31:53,226
- For DeShawn, too?
- That's right. All dependents.
511
00:31:53,309 --> 00:31:55,812
- What's the job?
- The kitchen.
512
00:31:55,896 --> 00:31:57,814
Helping prep food for the chefs.
513
00:31:57,898 --> 00:32:01,276
Well, as long as it's, you know,
above 2,800 a month.
514
00:32:01,359 --> 00:32:04,780
That's what I need to make my rent and
make sure DeShawn has everything he needs.
515
00:32:04,863 --> 00:32:07,616
I'll put you in touch
with the head chef right away.
516
00:32:07,699 --> 00:32:11,036
I was wondering...
if you had anything else?
517
00:32:11,119 --> 00:32:14,122
- Besides the kitchen.
- Well, I just assumed that...
518
00:32:14,205 --> 00:32:16,499
I've been working in kitchens
my whole life.
519
00:32:16,583 --> 00:32:19,795
Just 'cause I owned a rib joint
don't mean I like working in 'em.
520
00:32:19,878 --> 00:32:22,589
Well, what would you rather do?
521
00:32:22,672 --> 00:32:24,549
You got groundskeepers out there.
522
00:32:24,633 --> 00:32:29,095
I noticed 'em choppin' branches when
we were driving in, for the hurricane.
523
00:32:30,014 --> 00:32:31,431
You'd prefer that?
524
00:32:31,514 --> 00:32:33,850
Always wanted to work outside.
525
00:32:33,934 --> 00:32:36,686
Well, I'm sure that something
can be arranged.
526
00:32:39,856 --> 00:32:41,316
I want to be president one day.
527
00:32:41,399 --> 00:32:44,569
- Well, that's never gonna happen.
- But he said I could be.
528
00:32:44,653 --> 00:32:47,405
Listen up, boy. He lied to you.
529
00:32:47,489 --> 00:32:50,325
The truth is,
you ain't never gonna be president.
530
00:32:50,408 --> 00:32:54,203
It's just like them basketball players
you got posters of.
531
00:32:54,287 --> 00:32:57,206
They say you can do anything,
be a superstar, too.
532
00:32:57,290 --> 00:33:00,627
But they were born to be seven feet tall
and if they wasn't,
533
00:33:00,710 --> 00:33:02,378
tell me what would they have?
534
00:33:02,462 --> 00:33:03,630
Nothing.
535
00:33:03,713 --> 00:33:06,758
Half of them can't even read a damn book.
536
00:33:06,842 --> 00:33:09,302
No, boy, this place ain't for you and me.
537
00:33:09,385 --> 00:33:13,890
It's good to have dreams,
just so long as they're not fantasies.
538
00:33:13,974 --> 00:33:16,768
You let anybody sell you that shit,
it's your own damn fault.
539
00:33:16,852 --> 00:33:19,063
- You hear me?
- Yeah, I hear you, Pop.
540
00:33:36,788 --> 00:33:38,915
I'll get it to the House right away.
541
00:33:38,999 --> 00:33:41,334
- Green light on the release?
- Yes.
542
00:33:49,217 --> 00:33:51,386
I don't remember giving you
my phone number.
543
00:33:51,469 --> 00:33:55,557
You didn't. Your publisher did.
He wants me to write a book.
544
00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:58,060
I'm surprised you never have.
545
00:33:58,143 --> 00:34:01,813
I'm sure any book you wrote
would do ten times what mine do.
546
00:34:01,897 --> 00:34:04,273
Not as much as Scorpio.
547
00:34:05,942 --> 00:34:07,903
As any I've written since.
548
00:34:07,986 --> 00:34:09,905
I read it in college.
549
00:34:09,988 --> 00:34:12,407
Did it change your life?
550
00:34:12,490 --> 00:34:14,242
That's what you hear
all day long, isn't it?
551
00:34:14,325 --> 00:34:17,412
If I still got recognized on the street,
which I don't.
552
00:34:17,495 --> 00:34:21,166
Mostly at book signings, which I don't
recommend if you write your book.
553
00:34:21,249 --> 00:34:23,168
I didn't ask you here
to discuss my book.
554
00:34:23,251 --> 00:34:25,294
- No?
- I want to discuss yours.
555
00:34:25,378 --> 00:34:26,462
Oh...
556
00:34:27,589 --> 00:34:29,883
I'm working on a piece,
and it won't go to print
557
00:34:29,966 --> 00:34:32,385
unless I get a comment
from the White House.
558
00:34:32,468 --> 00:34:33,929
I'm not a part of the White House.
559
00:34:34,012 --> 00:34:38,391
Doesn't even have to be a quote, just
something... that I can paraphrase, like,
560
00:34:38,474 --> 00:34:41,394
"According to someone
close to the administration..."
561
00:34:41,477 --> 00:34:44,064
- Doesn't have to be on the record.
- I'm not commenting on the book.
562
00:34:44,148 --> 00:34:46,482
Tom, you got access no one else has.
563
00:34:46,566 --> 00:34:50,445
For a reason. 'Cause he knows
I won't talk. Especially to you.
564
00:34:53,281 --> 00:34:55,200
Well, can I buy you a drink?
565
00:34:55,283 --> 00:34:56,785
Getting me drunk won't work.
566
00:34:56,868 --> 00:34:59,788
You came out to meet me here.
I owe you one.
567
00:35:01,081 --> 00:35:02,624
Why don't I buy you a drink?
568
00:35:04,417 --> 00:35:06,586
How about we have a few?
569
00:35:07,712 --> 00:35:09,589
A few.
570
00:35:09,672 --> 00:35:11,299
I can live with that.
571
00:35:17,639 --> 00:35:20,558
I'm so sorry, Francis.
I know how hard this is.
572
00:35:20,642 --> 00:35:23,561
It was out of my hands.
I can't control the weather.
573
00:35:24,270 --> 00:35:25,772
Still.
574
00:35:27,356 --> 00:35:30,944
What frustrates me more than anything
is we were starting to turn the ship.
575
00:35:31,027 --> 00:35:33,822
I was getting support in Congress.
A few more months...
576
00:35:33,905 --> 00:35:37,617
and the leadership would've had no choice
but to support America Works.
577
00:35:40,745 --> 00:35:42,956
Well, if it's any solace,
Cathy just called.
578
00:35:43,039 --> 00:35:45,834
The Russians are willing
to contribute troops.
579
00:35:45,917 --> 00:35:47,460
To the peacekeeping force?
580
00:35:47,543 --> 00:35:49,712
They don't want to be left out.
581
00:35:49,796 --> 00:35:51,464
No catch, no conditions?
582
00:35:51,547 --> 00:35:54,425
None. There's too much pressure
on them in the UN.
583
00:35:54,509 --> 00:35:56,469
So the isolation worked.
584
00:35:56,552 --> 00:35:59,014
They're sending 300 troops.
585
00:35:59,097 --> 00:36:00,974
That's incredible.
586
00:36:01,057 --> 00:36:05,145
- We did it.
- Oh, no, not we. It was all you.
587
00:36:05,229 --> 00:36:07,522
- Join me for dinner?
- I'm gonna turn in.
588
00:36:07,605 --> 00:36:08,606
This early, huh?
589
00:36:08,690 --> 00:36:11,400
I'm gonna be up three straight days
once this hurricane hits.
590
00:36:11,484 --> 00:36:13,319
I need to get all the sleep I can.
591
00:36:14,154 --> 00:36:16,489
That's a good idea.
I'll leave you be.
592
00:36:21,327 --> 00:36:24,164
Have one of the stewards wake me
when it hits the coast.
593
00:36:43,892 --> 00:36:45,560
Francis.
594
00:36:46,853 --> 00:36:48,688
Francis?
595
00:36:52,859 --> 00:36:54,944
Where did it make landfall?
596
00:36:55,028 --> 00:36:57,446
- It didn't.
- What?
597
00:36:57,530 --> 00:36:59,032
The hurricane turned.
598
00:37:02,785 --> 00:37:05,997
It's due east now.
It might hit Bermuda.
599
00:37:06,081 --> 00:37:09,959
But it'll, uh, dissipate quickly
now that it's reaching colder water.
600
00:37:10,043 --> 00:37:12,461
It looks like we dodged a bullet,
Mr. President.
601
00:37:12,545 --> 00:37:15,757
I barely got the money in time
for a halfway decent response.
602
00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:26,517
How do we pull back on the bill?
603
00:37:26,601 --> 00:37:28,641
Already delivered to Congress,
we put out a release.
604
00:37:28,686 --> 00:37:31,689
There must be some parliamentary procedure
that will nullify my signature.
605
00:37:31,773 --> 00:37:33,333
I checked with the White House counsel.
606
00:37:33,399 --> 00:37:36,569
The bill is officially law
and the money's already been appropriated.
607
00:37:42,326 --> 00:37:46,330
FEMA is assisting thousands
of evacuees returning to their homes.
608
00:37:46,371 --> 00:37:50,083
With the exception of moderate flooding in
Georgia due to rain from the outer bands,
609
00:37:50,166 --> 00:37:53,962
the rest of the Eastern Seaboard
was left virtually untouched
610
00:37:54,045 --> 00:37:57,465
by the hurricane everyone expected
to be the storm of the century.
611
00:37:57,548 --> 00:38:00,885
The biggest casualty to Faith
was not life or property, however,
612
00:38:00,969 --> 00:38:04,889
but rather President Underwood's
controversial America Works plan,
613
00:38:04,973 --> 00:38:07,683
which Congress defunded
in order to free up resources
614
00:38:07,767 --> 00:38:09,727
for storm-related disaster relief.
615
00:38:09,811 --> 00:38:13,315
The president himself signed
the emergency appropriation into law
616
00:38:13,398 --> 00:38:17,402
after facing immense pressure
from both parties and the media.
617
00:38:20,071 --> 00:38:21,697
So you're out of a job, I guess.
618
00:38:23,158 --> 00:38:26,577
Probably. Wouldn't be the first time.
619
00:38:27,703 --> 00:38:32,041
If it makes you feel any better, there's
no way my story'll get printed now.
620
00:38:32,125 --> 00:38:34,543
Why? Because I wouldn't give you a quote?
621
00:38:34,627 --> 00:38:38,340
- No, it was a whole hurricane metaphor.
- Hm...
622
00:38:38,423 --> 00:38:41,385
Kind of takes the wind out of the sails
if there's no hurricane.
623
00:38:42,427 --> 00:38:43,761
Well...
624
00:38:45,138 --> 00:38:47,765
at least you got laid.
625
00:38:47,849 --> 00:38:51,436
Yep. That... that's poetic.
626
00:38:51,519 --> 00:38:54,897
Yeah. I'm a writer.
627
00:38:54,981 --> 00:38:56,482
Yeah.
628
00:39:05,825 --> 00:39:09,037
- What is it?
- I gotta go.
629
00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:11,206
Is that your way of getting rid of me?
630
00:39:11,289 --> 00:39:13,708
No. It's the president.
631
00:39:21,132 --> 00:39:22,967
I'm gonna need the shirt back.
632
00:39:33,686 --> 00:39:35,980
If you asked me over to let me go,
it wasn't necessary.
633
00:39:36,064 --> 00:39:38,774
- But I appreciate the thoughtfulness.
- I'm not letting you go.
634
00:39:38,858 --> 00:39:40,609
This book is more important now than ever.
635
00:39:40,693 --> 00:39:43,029
But... America Works is done.
636
00:39:43,112 --> 00:39:45,865
Well, there's only one way
to get it back on track.
637
00:39:45,948 --> 00:39:48,368
I'm announcing my candidacy for 2016.
638
00:39:48,452 --> 00:39:50,203
- Wow.
- I couldn't run before.
639
00:39:50,286 --> 00:39:52,926
I didn't have the money and I didn't
have the leadership's backing.
640
00:39:52,955 --> 00:39:55,250
But now that I've proven
what AmWorks can do,
641
00:39:55,333 --> 00:39:57,752
the money and the support will be there.
642
00:39:57,835 --> 00:40:01,214
A vote for Frank Underwood
is a vote for America Works.
643
00:40:01,297 --> 00:40:03,758
- You were right.
- How was I right?
644
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:07,136
Come over here,
take a look out the window.
645
00:40:11,891 --> 00:40:14,519
- You see that man working over there?
- Mm-hm.
646
00:40:14,602 --> 00:40:16,979
- That's Freddy Hayes.
- The ribs guy?
647
00:40:17,063 --> 00:40:20,983
- He's a groundskeeper now.
- That's generous of you.
648
00:40:21,067 --> 00:40:23,403
No, it wasn't. It's my job.
649
00:40:23,487 --> 00:40:27,073
You wrote that I refuse to see
the impossible as impossible.
650
00:40:27,156 --> 00:40:28,950
Freddy is one job.
651
00:40:29,033 --> 00:40:31,286
I have ten million more to go.
652
00:40:31,369 --> 00:40:34,414
That's my story
and that's why you were right.
653
00:40:34,498 --> 00:40:36,874
So you wanna get back to work?
654
00:40:36,958 --> 00:40:38,460
I'm in.
655
00:40:39,210 --> 00:40:42,255
Now? I don't have my notebook.
656
00:40:43,507 --> 00:40:45,174
Oh, um...
657
00:40:48,970 --> 00:40:51,847
The pen I signed the bill with.
658
00:40:54,434 --> 00:40:56,478
All right. Let's do it.
659
00:40:56,561 --> 00:40:58,854
I never tried to swim to Fort Sumter.
660
00:40:58,938 --> 00:41:02,233
Thomas probably knows I made it up,
but he wrote about it anyway
661
00:41:02,317 --> 00:41:04,569
because he understands the greater truth:
662
00:41:04,652 --> 00:41:08,030
imagination is its own form of courage.
663
00:41:09,740 --> 00:41:11,617
Let's talk more about that swim.
664
00:41:11,701 --> 00:41:14,496
I really did come
this close to drowning.
665
00:41:14,621 --> 00:43:35,334
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