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Clips from House of Cards (2013) - Thriller (S03E03)

A 25-year-old Harvard Law graduate

"A 25-year-old Harvard Law graduate"

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took South Carolina State Senate District Fourteen by storm.

"took South Carolina State Senate District Fourteen by storm."

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His name was Francis J. Underwood.

"His name was Francis J. Underwood."

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How strong will it be when it hits?

"How strong will it be when it hits?"

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Simulators say Cat Three, possibly Cat Four.

"Simulators say Cat Three, possibly Cat Four."

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Yes, but some of these projections have it turning back to sea.

"Yes, but some of these projections have it turning back to sea."

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That's highly unlikely, sir.

"That's highly unlikely, sir."

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First responders, medical, mass evacuation.

"First responders, medical, mass evacuation."

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I'm worried about the funding.

"I'm worried about the funding."

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The Disaster Relief Fund has been depleted by a third

"The Disaster Relief Fund has been depleted by a third"

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- since you launched AmWorks. - That still leaves two billion.

"- since you launched AmWorks. - That still leaves two billion."

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Well, for this storm, we need four times that.

"Well, for this storm, we need four times that."

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but I can't ask for that much.

"but I can't ask for that much."

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We need eight billion minimum for bare-bones preparation.

"We need eight billion minimum for bare-bones preparation."

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Hundreds could die. Maybe thousands.

"Hundreds could die. Maybe thousands."

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Imagine a boy standing on the shores of the Charleston Harbor.

"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.

"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.

"All the other boys say it's impossible to swim there."

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But this one boy thinks it can be done.

"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.

"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.

"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.'

"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.'"

"'No, he'll turn around when it gets too hard.'""

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Have a seat. I'll have Jessica bring in some refreshments.

"Have a seat. I'll have Jessica bring in some refreshments."

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Henry Mitchell, the new Senate Majority Leader.

"Henry Mitchell, the new Senate Majority Leader."

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What happened to Hector Mendoza?

"What happened to Hector Mendoza?"

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Well, you don't declare a couple of paid speeches as income and boom,

"Well, you don't declare a couple of paid speeches as income and boom,"

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You got rid of Ronnie. Hector loved that painting.

"You got rid of Ronnie. Hector loved that painting."

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He's not gone, just in storage.

"He's not gone, just in storage."

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My father served under Eisenhower. Drove his jeep in Normandy.

"My father served under Eisenhower. Drove his jeep in Normandy."

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Utah Beach. At Bastogne too.

"Utah Beach. At Bastogne too."

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Isn't this just a little love fest.

"Isn't this just a little love fest."

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Gentlemen, the hurricane. I need the DRF replenished.

"Gentlemen, the hurricane. I need the DRF replenished."

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The Speaker's calling for an emergency session tonight.

"The Speaker's calling for an emergency session tonight."

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You sign the bill, you'll get the ten billion.

"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

"But no FEMA money or any other agency funds can be used"

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Don't politicize this.

"Don't politicize this."

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America Works and the hurricane are two separate issues.

"America Works and the hurricane are two separate issues."

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Excuse me, Mr. President,

"Excuse me, Mr. President,"

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but you're the one that raided the DRF for political purposes.

"but you're the one that raided the DRF for political purposes."

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We're correcting a wrong.

"We're correcting a wrong."

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And jeopardizing the entire Eastern Seaboard.

"And jeopardizing the entire Eastern Seaboard."

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We're supplying the funds, the money you took illegally.

"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.

"If you choose not to sign the bill, we can't be blamed."

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And look, I admit, I may have overstepped.

"And look, I admit, I may have overstepped."

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But let me show you something.

"But let me show you something."

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of ten AmWorks beneficiaries. These are success stories.

"of ten AmWorks beneficiaries. These are success stories."

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$This is just a fraction of the 40,000 people that we put back to work.$

"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.

"With money that wasn't appropriated for that purpose."

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You don't get to break the piggy bank

"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.

"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

"I've got over 50 Democrats and Republicans in both houses"

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that have publicly supported America Works since its introduction.

"that have publicly supported America Works since its introduction."

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The tide is turning.

"The tide is turning."

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Your own people are getting behind the program.

"Your own people are getting behind the program."

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Then where are they now? Why aren't we getting calls?

"Then where are they now? Why aren't we getting calls?"

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Why do they all support this emergency bill?

"Why do they all support this emergency bill?"

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we have to turn this into a pissing match.

"we have to turn this into a pissing match."

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It passes in ten days without a signature, regardless.

"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,

"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.

"or watch it become law after thousands have died."

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Henry...

"Henry..."

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I sat with Hector dozens of times at this very table

"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.

"and we were always able to work out our differences, to negotiate."

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Gentlemen, is there no room for a compromise?

"Gentlemen, is there no room for a compromise?"

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- No. - Bob?

"- No. - Bob?"

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It's going wide in an hour.

"It's going wide in an hour."

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Seven governors, all up and down the East Coast.

"Seven governors, all up and down the East Coast."

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They're demanding that you sign the bill.

"They're demanding that you sign the bill."

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- Who tipped you off? - Jim Matthews' flack.

"- Who tipped you off? - Jim Matthews' flack."

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Matthews is turning on us? What's it say?

"Matthews is turning on us? What's it say?"

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"President Underwood has undermined the separation of powers

""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.

"and put the fate of the entire East Coast in Hurricane Faith's hands."

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That's enough. I don't need to hear any more.

"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.

"See how many governors you can get on the phone in 30 minutes."

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- I don't have time for that now. - You should see this top file.

"- I don't have time for that now. - You should see this top file."

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Freddy's working as a dishwasher.

"Freddy's working as a dishwasher."

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He was one of the first people to sign up.

"He was one of the first people to sign up."

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Should I prepare a statement in response to the governors?

"Should I prepare a statement in response to the governors?"

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Sir?

"Sir?"

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No statement. No. Not yet.

"No statement. No. Not yet."

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- Yes, sir? - Send a message to the entire cabinet.

"- Yes, sir? - Send a message to the entire cabinet."

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I want a meeting tomorrow morning, first thing.

"I want a meeting tomorrow morning, first thing."

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"During his tenure as whip,

""During his tenure as whip,"

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Underwood was known for employing intimidation, bravado and fear.

"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,

"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

"carried out by his wife, whom he appointed UN ambassador"

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despite the Senate voting her down.

"despite the Senate voting her down."

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The use of FEMA funds for America Works shocked many,

"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.

"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

"Minority Leader Bob Birch said, 'The President consistently demonstrates"

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an utter lack of partnership coupled with reckless abandon.'"

"an utter lack of partnership coupled with reckless abandon.'""

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Sir, have you given any thought to simply signing the bill

"Sir, have you given any thought to simply signing the bill"

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that Congress passed last night?

"that Congress passed last night?"

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Well, surely, some of you think I should.

"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.

"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.

"And that's my fault."

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I discourage dissent when it doesn't go with the things that I want.

"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.

"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?

"How many of you think I should sign the bill?"

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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You have all worked very hard to get AmWorks up and running.

"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

"I don't want to sign its death warrant"

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until we have exhausted every resource available to us first.

"until we have exhausted every resource available to us first."

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So I need every department to draft a proposal

"So I need every department to draft a proposal"

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of what they could do in response to the hurricane.

"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.

"And if we still fall short, I'll sign the bill."

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Is that okay with everyone?

"Is that okay with everyone?"

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Let's aim for the day after tomorrow. Thank you all very much.

"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.

"The starting salary for an employee at Walmart is below the poverty line."

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Now, the American government subsidizes Walmart

"Now, the American government subsidizes Walmart"

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to the tune of 7.8 billion dollars a year,

"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.

"by issuing food stamps to over one in ten of its workers."

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But here's the scary part.

"But here's the scary part."

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Fifteen percent of all food stamps are actually used at Walmart.

"Fifteen percent of all food stamps are actually used at Walmart."

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I'm as angry about it as you are.

"I'm as angry about it as you are."

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Because Walmart's top executives have reaped almost 300 million

"Because Walmart's top executives have reaped almost 300 million"

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in tax-deductible performance pay over the last six years.

"in tax-deductible performance pay over the last six years."

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That needs to stop!

"That needs to stop!"

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We need to raise the minimum wage!

"We need to raise the minimum wage!"

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