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The West Wing · Season 5

Toby and CJ in “Shutdown”

Toby

Sell me.

CJ

We had agreed to a one percent cut on a thirty-day continuing resolution, but the Speaker pulled a bait-and-switch.

Toby

One percent, two percent -- what's so unreasonable about three percent?

CJ

Three percent equals X dollars, which is Y flu vaccinations, Z school lunches...It's more convincing with numbers.

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