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"One last announcement folks. White House resolution 901 goes to the floor for a vote on Wednesday. 901 is a drug treatment bill. It allows two-thirds of spending for treatment, and one-third for enforcement. This is a reversal of the pervious spending outlines. That's all folks, I will take questions now. Chris?" "CJ is the President worried that this will portray him as soft on crime?" "The President is not concerned that people will see him as soft on crime. Recent studies published by the AMA states that people with drug related problems respond better and much more quickly to treatment, rather than incarceration. Danny?" "CJ, today Congressman Lillianfield said that he would be adding an amendment to the bill, stating that doctors that have or are found to have a drug problem, regardless if they are in rehab, will automatically loose their licenses to practice medicine. What was the President's reaction to the Congressman's statement?" CJ did her best to hide her shock about what Danny had just said. "To be honest Danny, we just found out about this and I haven't had a chance to speak with the President about it. That's it folks. I'll have more for you later. Thank you." CJ stepped down from the podium and left the room. As CJ walked back to her office she spotted the man she needed to speak to "Josh!" "Yeah, CJ." "We need to talk." "Sure, my office?" "Fine." She said as she followed Josh into his office "What'd ya need CJ?" "Do you know anything about an amendment Lillianfield is offering on the treatment bill?" "There's an amendment? When did this happen?" "I would think just recently. Danny had it this morning at the briefing." "Great." Josh said sarcastically "What is it?" "From what Danny told me it states that doctors that are found to have a drug problem, or those that enter rehab automatically loose their license to practice." "Apparently he has forgotten about a little thing called the constitution." "Josh wake-up! Doctors that enter rehab!" Josh looked at CJ for a moment and then it hit him. "CJ." "Yeah." "Jenny McGarry is…" "Yes." He's going after Leo's wife?" "Yeah, looks that way. We gotta tell Leo. This is gonna get ugly." "Yeah, but I think we have to tell him to keep the President out of it." "I guess that means I get to get in the President's face again." "I guess so. We need to go talk to Leo." Josh said as he moved to the door. CJ turned around and looked at him. "What about the amendment?" "Donna!" Josh called as he left his office, CJ right behind him. "Yes." "Call the minority whip and ask him to send over the information on the Lillianfield amendment. "Got it." Donna said as CJ and Josh headed towards Leo's office. ~*~*~*~ CJ stuck her head into Leo's office. "Leo can we talk for a minute?" "Sure CJ what's on your mind?" CJ stepped into the office follow closely by Josh. "I got a question this morning, from Danny, about an amendment the Peter Lillianfield is offering on 901." "What's the amendment?" Josh stepped up "From what we know he to automatically revoke the Licenses of any doctor that is found to have a drug problem, or any doctor that has, or is currently in rehab for a drug addiction." Leo fell back into his chair as Josh finished "He knows?" "We think so. We're looking into the amendment and I'm not done with Lillianfield. CJ and I think it would be a good idea to keep the President out of this for now." "I agree." Leo got out of his chair and moved from behind his desk. "I don't want Sam and Toby to know yet either. This is you two Jenny has been through so much. The last thing she needs is for the entire White House to know. Let's keep it quiet as long as we can, okay "Yeah." "You got it Leo but we may need them later." "I know Josh but keep it quiet for now, for her sake." "You got it." "Go now. Do a job." Leo said as he moved back behind his desk obviously stressed. "We're gone." Josh said as he followed CJ out the door. Leo picked up a picture of Jenny off his desk as he sat back down in the chair. His world, his love -- it is all hers. Now he would have to tell her that she was being used as a political bargaining chip.
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