arthur reinhardt. you remember me -- i fed-exed that material to you in key west?
thank you. congressman, i hope you don't think i'm out of line for meeting you here -- i thought you might want some help with logistics, settling in at your hotel -- since you didn't make it to the harvard seminar, i put together a set of their papers for you.
oh, jesus, the imf's in town. where are we going to find a room?
i got lucky at the madison. thank god there's been a coup in uruguay. their delegation just checked out.
say, congressman, you got my resume, didn't you?
there's something i wanted to ask you. i know it's a big step, but -- i'd like you to consider me to be your aa.
no. aa. your administrative assistant. i worked for congressman johnson. i'd like to work for you, congressman johnson.
good morning, congressman.
excuse me?
oh -- you missed the freshman lottery for offices. they assign them by draw. you didn't show for the draw, so you got the worst office in congress.
it was all in the briefing books i mailed you.
are you hiring me, congressman? tommy gives reinhardt a good once-over, seeing him anew.
the dinner for new members is tonight, at union station. do you have black tie? begin elegant, spirited classical music.
the tommy johnson foundation.
i think i'll pass. tommy steers her aside and takes a roll of soggy, toothpick-impaled herring.
so, congressman, welcome to the honey pot. you should be one happy freshman.
congressman, i don't want you to take this the wrong way, but.  you're black. and i mean that in the nicest possible way.
dodge wants to run for speaker. and he ain't gonna make it without votes from the black caucus. suddenly, dodge reappears. he throws his arm around tommy's shoulders.
ow!
no, no -- i bet they've been talking about the ethics bill all night. come on, loretta, you'll know how to get marshall's mind off business.
excuse me, congressman, could i just do a couple of quick calendar things with you?
listen, you gentlemen look like you've had a few -- loretta, why don't you be a designated driver? loretta stands and takes marshall's keys from him.
now we've already got the bankruptcy institute breakfast tomorrow, but if you don't mind we could wedge in the prune board -- this isn't what tommy wants to be doing now. he gets up.
can we talk while i drive you?
you got it, jefe.
you can't do that!
but didn't the epa already do a study?
blueboy. twenty to one. is your cousin henry always right?
mrs. dodge, it's arthur reinhardt. may i speak to the chairman, please?
are you sitting down?
congressman! mr. chairman! as dodge turns to see him --
good to see you, sir. by the way, i thought your opening statement in committee yesterday was brilliant. dodge points out warburton to tommy.
no time like the present.
i'll go get him. reinhardt heads for warburton.
sure. tommy leads him back into the corridor.
why don't you ask him to give you the floor at the start?
for some flattery? in a new york minute. just tip him ahead of time.
can't one of the others do it?
mr. yancey? arthur reinhardt. are you testifying for the agency?
no, mrs. johnson, you must be mistaken -- let me introduce you. this is mr. yancey of the epa.
what the -- ?