Pittsburgh City Hall, Mayor's Office.
Leo Wallace sat in his office chair, watching the breaking news about the resolution on the television screen. His brows furrowed slightly.
"Can this resolution actually pass?" Leo looked at Ethan, who was standing in front of the whiteboard. "I remember radical representatives proposing similar withdrawal bills in the past, like those regarding Yemen or Syria."
Leo searched his memory for those legislative attempts that ended up going nowhere. "Right now on Capitol Hill, both the Senate and the House of Representatives are under the control of the Democratic Party. Under normal legislative procedures, the Speaker has absolute control over the agenda. If they don't want a bill to see the light of day, it rots in a committee drawer without even a chance for a floor vote. Wouldn't they just suppress this proposal and let it disappear into endless hearings?"
