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The Republic of Samgola was in nothing less than a state of economic crisis. Unemployment was near 20%, homelessness had risen to an astounding 8% and was still growing, and the crisis was bringing economic growth and social development in the country to a standstill. Urgent action needed to be taken, and the Democratic Alliance for Reform was eager to deliver the needed investments to solve all of these problems and more. Talks with their coalition partners had already occurred, and adjustments had been made to the bill so that it stood the most chance of success upon first seeing the light of day in the National Assembly. Still, it did not quite seem certain that the bill would pass. The D.A.R., and the poor and downtrodden of Samgola, could only hope.

President Samuel Bassong had promised massive investments in infrastructure on the campaign trail, and had name-dropped a piece of future legislation to be called the 'Brick & Mortar Act' during the presidential debate. This was to be it: his signature legislation, an act of the National Assembly bringing to life his dreams of an unprecedented scale of construction and infrastructural development that would lay out the republic's economic and social veins for years and years to come—easily well beyond Bassong's own presidency. This would be a part of the president's legacy, and a hallmark of the D.A.R.'s political brand, too, something for them to campaign on in the next election, and a tool with which to deride any opponent who had opposed the bill and its investments in Samgola's people. In times such as these, even a large spending program like this was the least the government could do to help the people and the country. For Samgola's sake, the act would succeed.

Jayamma Gobeni, the Minister of Transportation & Urban Development, would have the honour of presenting the headline bill to the National Assembly for reading. He was an elderly man, his body frail looking in its old age, but his voice remained as impassioned as it had been in his youth. He was an ex-socialist and a non-émigré, having been involved in revolutionary socialist activity in his earliest days in politics before transitioning to organized labour. Now he had grown out of waving red flags entirely, having changed crimson for tangerine and joined up with the D.A.R. during the election campaign. Having brought so many of the working class of Samgola with him into the party, he was rewarded with his current cabinet post.

"My colleagues," he began, taking a stand to speak to the Liberty Coalition MNAs and opposition members alike, the passion in his words overpowering his tone's aged and scraggly quality to make fire from brimstone. "This is not an austere document. These investments are significant, and I am not under any delusion that their scale is not something that shall be felt by our government's coffers. However, the bill is not heavy-handed—it is exactly what we need to solve the current crisis, to tackle the problems of unemployment and of homelessness, and make our fine Samgola great again. This is about repairing the damage of the civil war; healing the scars that our civil strife inflicted upon this country in physical terms, the damage dealt to the very roads on which we tread and houses in which we dwell. This is about investing in the future; our need to expand our public transportation and our state housing to accommodate our rapidly growing population as well as future development of our economy. And most important of all, to me personally, this is about caring for the people that elected us into office, and gifted to us our seats in this assembly. We must not forget that we are not rulers, we are servants. Servants of the public. We are here to represent our constituents, to see to their needs, and not just to profit from them to enrich ourselves. We must act, and we must act urgently, too, in support of this bill, because it is our duty as members of this assembly to see to all of the needs that this legislation meets."

The D.A.R. members of the National Assembly stood up in applause, passionately supporting their cabinet minister's words and message. As the clapping died down and his party colleagues took their seats, Minister Gobeni came his final words and sat down again with them. "I look forward to hearing feedback from all of my gathered colleagues from all corners of this assembly. Thank you."
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Whereas investment in the infrastructure and economy of the Samgolan nation is beneficial to the nation's wellness and to the improvement of the social conditions of nationals, the following provisions shall be resolved.

[u][b]Article 1.[/b][/u] The government of Samgola: shall make an investment of $12,000,000,000 in housing, to combat homelessness and reduce housing prices for poor Samgolans; shall make an investment of $6,000,000,000 in expanding and improving the National Highway system, to better connect the cities of the country both with themselves as well as with smaller outlying communities through bypasses and feeder roads; shall make an investment of $3,500,000,000 in community planning programs, to ensure access to basic services for all neighborhoods in Samgola; and shall make an investment of $1,000,000,000 in expanding the metropolitan public bus systems that allow for transportation across Samgola's urban centres by people of all income levels. [i]((Generosity))[/i]

[u][b]Article 2.[/b][/u] $4,000,000,000 of the $12,000,000,000 reserved for investment in housing in Article #1 shall be invested in the Housing Loans Department, to allow for Samgolans to have more choice in determining the nature of their residential accommodations. [i]((Liberty))[/i]
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[b]Propose Bill:[/b] Brick & Mortar Act. [i](-1 Action)[/i]
[b]Propose Amendment:[/b] Article #2. [i](Bureau Action)[/i]

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