"Even when you all were unwilling to push this matter forward, I kept at it," Leo said, his tone resolute. "Because I know it is the future."
David Chen closed the report and placed it back on the desk.
"Are you saying that you'll solve the engineering problems, but you need us to go to Washington to do something?"
Leo spread his hands on the table.
"I can hit your milestones," he said. "But the prerequisite is that this must be classified as a national security-level infrastructure project, not a tech company's investment venture.
"Only by securing this classification can the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval be accelerated, Federation funding come in, and Pennsylvania's administrative reviews bypass the standard procedures."
Faulkner's eyebrows twitched slightly. She put down the pen in her hand and asked directly, "What do you want us to push through Congress for you?"
