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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, who ends up Representatives and a member of the opposite party. In the later seasons he is in league with Tom James and attempts to deliver him James the presidency by refusing to hold another House vote, though their actions inadvertently lead Laura Montez to be elected.
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-->'''Furlong:''' I'd make more money if I installed will here as a full-time gloryhole greeter at a Georgetown gay bar. Which I'm pretty sure he already does part-time. Right, Will?
-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
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-->'''Furlong:''' I'd make more money if I installed will here as a full-time gloryhole greeter at a Georgetown gay bar. Which I'm pretty sure he already does part-time. Right, Will?
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'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
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'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
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-->'''Selina:''' Roger, you want to walk us through the drill right now? And would you please, please try and keep it clean?
-->'''Furlong:''' Madam President, tomorrow night is the president's annual holiday party for congressional members and their families. Ma'am, you'll need to make the initial approach. Ben will keep the offer straight. Kent will keep a running tally. Tom, you'll be in charge of putting out any fires. And once you're all done with them, I'll move in and squirt a half gallon of ropey jism into their modeled congressional cornholes.
-->'''Selina:''' Oh, you made it so far and then you just...
-->'''Furlong:''' Madam President, tomorrow night is the president's annual holiday party for congressional members and their families. Ma'am, you'll need to make the initial approach. Ben will keep the offer straight. Kent will keep a running tally. Tom, you'll be in charge of putting out any fires. And once you're all done with them, I'll move in and squirt a half gallon of ropey jism into their modeled congressional cornholes.
-->'''Selina:''' Oh, you made it so far and then you just...
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-->'''Selina:''' Roger, you want to walk us through the drill right now? And would you please, please try and keep it clean?
-->'''Furlong:'''clean? \\
'''Furlong:''' Madam President, tomorrow night is the president's annual holiday party for congressional members and their families. Ma'am, you'll need to make the initial approach. Ben will keep the offer straight. Kent will keep a running tally. Tom, you'll be in charge of putting out any fires. And once you're all done with them, I'll move in and squirt a half gallon of ropey jism into their modeled congressionalcornholes.
-->'''Selina:'''cornholes. \\
'''Selina:''' Oh, you made it so far and then you just...
-->'''Furlong:'''
'''Furlong:''' Madam President, tomorrow night is the president's annual holiday party for congressional members and their families. Ma'am, you'll need to make the initial approach. Ben will keep the offer straight. Kent will keep a running tally. Tom, you'll be in charge of putting out any fires. And once you're all done with them, I'll move in and squirt a half gallon of ropey jism into their modeled congressional
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'''Selina:''' Oh, you made it so far and then you just...
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* VitriolicBestBuds: There are some hints that he is actually, in his abrasive, verbally abusive and rather warped way, quite fond of Will. For all the verbal abuse they appear to be close enough that Will feels able to confide in his boss regarding his wife's fertility issues, and the final scene involves Roger wheeling around the now-senile Will in a wheelchair, suggesting he acts as Will's carer.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: There are some hints that he is actually, in his abrasive, verbally abusive and rather warped way, quite fond of Will. For They're [[ThoseTwoGuys never seen apart]], for all the verbal abuse they appear to be close enough that Will feels able to confide in his boss regarding his wife's fertility issues, and the final scene involves Roger wheeling around the now-senile Will in a wheelchair, suggesting he acts as Will's carer.
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* VitriolicBestBeds: VitriolicBestBuds: There are some hints that he is actually, in his abrasive, verbally abusive and rather warped way, quite fond of Will. For all the verbal abuse they appear to be close enough that Will feels able to confide in his boss regarding his wife's fertility issues, and the final scene involves Roger wheeling around the now-senile Will in a wheelchair, suggesting he acts as Will's carer.
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* VitriolicBestBeds: There are some hints that he is actually, in his abrasive and abrasive, verbally abusive and rather warped way, quite fond of Will. The For all the verbal abuse they appear to be close enough that Will feels able to confide in his boss regarding his wife's fertility issues, and the final scene involves him Roger wheeling around the now-senile Will in a wheelchair, suggesting he acts as Will's carer.
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* VitrolicBestBeds: VitriolicBestBeds: There are some hints that he is actually, in his abrasive and verbally abusive way, quite fond of Will. The final scene involves him wheeling around the now-senile Will in a wheelchair, suggesting he acts as Will's carer.
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* UnfortunateNames: Invoked. His last name is [[spoiler:Suckfreely]], although whether that's his surname at birth or [[BadBoss Furlong]] made him change it to that is left to the viewer's imagination.
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* UnfortunateNames: Invoked. His last name is [[spoiler:Suckfreely]], although whether that's his surname at birth or [[BadBoss Furlong]] made him change it to that is left to the viewer's imagination.
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* BadBoss: He constantly verbally abuses his poor assistant, Will, usually with homophobic remarks.
-->'''Furlong:''' I'd make more money if I installed will here as a full-time gloryhole greeter at a Georgetown gay bar. Which I'm pretty sure he already does part-time. Right, Will?
-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
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-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
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* EverybodyHasStandards: When Doyle fires Teddy for [[spoiler:sexually harassing Jonah]], Furlong is disgusted by this revelation (although [[MyGodYouAreSerious he thinks Doyle is making a joke at first]]).
* {{Jerkass}}: He's absolutely horrible to pretty much everyone he meets.
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* EverybodyHasStandards: When Doyle fires Teddy for [[spoiler:sexually sexually harassing Jonah]], Jonah, Furlong is shocked and disgusted by this revelation (although [[MyGodYouAreSerious he thinks Doyle is making a joke at first]]).
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* MeanBoss: He constantly verbally abuses his poor assistant, Will, usually with homophobic remarks.
-->'''Furlong:''' I'd make more money if I installed will here as a full-time gloryhole greeter at a Georgetown gay bar. Which I'm pretty sure he already does part-time. Right, Will?
-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
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* MeanBoss: He constantly verbally abuses his poor assistant, Will, usually with homophobic remarks.
-->'''Furlong:''' I'd make more money if I installed will here as a full-time gloryhole greeter at a Georgetown gay bar. Which I'm pretty sure he already does part-time. Right, Will?
-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
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!House of Representatives
!!!Speaker
[[folder:Marwood]]
!!Jim Marwood
!!!Speaker
->'''Portrayed By:''' David Rasche
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, who ends up in league with Tom James and attempts to deliver him the presidency by refusing to hold another House vote, though their actions inadvertently lead Laura Montez to be elected.
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!!!Congress
[[folder:Roger]]
!!Roger Furlong
->'''Portrayed By:''' Dan Bakkedahl
A highly irascible Ohio Congressman who ran and lost the election for governor of Ohio. In Season 6, he is the House Minority Leader.
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* BadBoss: He constantly verbally abuses his poor assistant, Will, usually with homophobic remarks.
-->'''Furlong:''' I'd make more money if I installed will here as a full-time gloryhole greeter at a Georgetown gay bar. Which I'm pretty sure he already does part-time. Right, Will?
-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
* DeadpanSnarker: Furlong constantly makes sarcastic remarks (which are usually vicious insults).
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** He's a {{Jerkass}}, but [[MoralityPet that's a secret he keeps from his wife]]. His wife also calls him "dad" (which is what parents tend to call each other), which suggests that he's also a father.
** In the GrandFinale, [[spoiler:he takes care of a wheelchair-bound and senile Will. Considering what just happened to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Selina and Gary]] in the same episode, this really says something about Roger's character.]]
* EverybodyHasStandards: When Doyle fires Teddy for [[spoiler:sexually harassing Jonah]], Furlong is disgusted by this revelation (although [[MyGodYouAreSerious he thinks Doyle is making a joke at first]]).
* {{Jerkass}}: He's absolutely horrible to pretty much everyone he meets.
* MoralityPet: He won't cuss or insult anyone or even get upset in the presence of his wife, who won't even tolerate psuedo-cuss words like "crud" from him.
* SirSwearsALot: Almost everyone swears on ''Veep'', but Furlong stands out: he can hardly say a few sentences without obscenity, as shown in "Congressional Ball":
-->'''Selina:''' Roger, you want to walk us through the drill right now? And would you please, please try and keep it clean?
-->'''Furlong:''' Madam President, tomorrow night is the president's annual holiday party for congressional members and their families. Ma'am, you'll need to make the initial approach. Ben will keep the offer straight. Kent will keep a running tally. Tom, you'll be in charge of putting out any fires. And once you're all done with them, I'll move in and squirt a half gallon of ropey jism into their modeled congressional cornholes.
-->'''Selina:''' Oh, you made it so far and then you just...
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!!Owen Pierce
->'''Portrayed By:''' Paul Fitzgerald
A socially awkward congressman and previously one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination. He is described as completely incompetent. He holds great respect for President Meyer, and helps her swing a vote against his own wishes to protect her.
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!!!Aides
[[folder:Will]]
!!Will
->'''Portrayed By:''' Nelson Franklin
Furlong's Congressional aide.
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* ExtremeDoormat: He lets [[BadBoss Furlong]] insult him (and his wife) and push him around (and he's said that he actually does enjoy his job). He's also told Furlong that he and his wife have been struggling to have children due to his wife's small uterus, which he unsurprisingly uses as one of his insults. [[spoiler:Taken to its logical extreme in the DistantFinale, where the now-senile Will is carted around on a wheelchair by Furlong to be the butt of his jokes.]]
-->'''Furlong:''' ''[while insulting Jonah]'' But guess what? That's about as likely as Will putting a baby in his wife's polyp-sized uterus!\\
'''Will's wife:''' Why did you tell him?\\
'''Will:''' What? I ''had'' to tell someone.
* HiddenDepths: In a deleted scene for "Kissing Your Sister", he's actually been secretly planning Furlong's death and is trying to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident.
* OneNameOnly: His last name is never given. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Veep/comments/bp50k3/so_this_is_wills_last_name_from_the_veep_prop/ According to the prop auction]], it's [[spoiler:Suckfreely]].
* UnfortunateNames: Invoked. His last name is [[spoiler:Suckfreely]], although whether that's his surname at birth or [[BadBoss Furlong]] made him change it to that is left to the viewer's imagination.
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!House of Representatives
!!!Speaker
[[folder:Marwood]]
!!Jim Marwood
!!!Speaker
->'''Portrayed By:''' David Rasche
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, who ends up in league with Tom James and attempts to deliver him the presidency by refusing to hold another House vote, though their actions inadvertently lead Laura Montez to be elected.
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!!!Congress
[[folder:Roger]]
!!Roger Furlong
->'''Portrayed By:''' Dan Bakkedahl
A highly irascible Ohio Congressman who ran and lost the election for governor of Ohio. In Season 6, he is the House Minority Leader.
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* BadBoss: He constantly verbally abuses his poor assistant, Will, usually with homophobic remarks.
-->'''Furlong:''' I'd make more money if I installed will here as a full-time gloryhole greeter at a Georgetown gay bar. Which I'm pretty sure he already does part-time. Right, Will?
-->'''Will:''' Yes, sir.
* DeadpanSnarker: Furlong constantly makes sarcastic remarks (which are usually vicious insults).
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** He's a {{Jerkass}}, but [[MoralityPet that's a secret he keeps from his wife]]. His wife also calls him "dad" (which is what parents tend to call each other), which suggests that he's also a father.
** In the GrandFinale, [[spoiler:he takes care of a wheelchair-bound and senile Will. Considering what just happened to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Selina and Gary]] in the same episode, this really says something about Roger's character.]]
* EverybodyHasStandards: When Doyle fires Teddy for [[spoiler:sexually harassing Jonah]], Furlong is disgusted by this revelation (although [[MyGodYouAreSerious he thinks Doyle is making a joke at first]]).
* {{Jerkass}}: He's absolutely horrible to pretty much everyone he meets.
* MoralityPet: He won't cuss or insult anyone or even get upset in the presence of his wife, who won't even tolerate psuedo-cuss words like "crud" from him.
* SirSwearsALot: Almost everyone swears on ''Veep'', but Furlong stands out: he can hardly say a few sentences without obscenity, as shown in "Congressional Ball":
-->'''Selina:''' Roger, you want to walk us through the drill right now? And would you please, please try and keep it clean?
-->'''Furlong:''' Madam President, tomorrow night is the president's annual holiday party for congressional members and their families. Ma'am, you'll need to make the initial approach. Ben will keep the offer straight. Kent will keep a running tally. Tom, you'll be in charge of putting out any fires. And once you're all done with them, I'll move in and squirt a half gallon of ropey jism into their modeled congressional cornholes.
-->'''Selina:''' Oh, you made it so far and then you just...
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[[folder:Pierce]]
!!Owen Pierce
->'''Portrayed By:''' Paul Fitzgerald
A socially awkward congressman and previously one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination. He is described as completely incompetent. He holds great respect for President Meyer, and helps her swing a vote against his own wishes to protect her.
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!!!Aides
[[folder:Will]]
!!Will
->'''Portrayed By:''' Nelson Franklin
Furlong's Congressional aide.
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* ExtremeDoormat: He lets [[BadBoss Furlong]] insult him (and his wife) and push him around (and he's said that he actually does enjoy his job). He's also told Furlong that he and his wife have been struggling to have children due to his wife's small uterus, which he unsurprisingly uses as one of his insults. [[spoiler:Taken to its logical extreme in the DistantFinale, where the now-senile Will is carted around on a wheelchair by Furlong to be the butt of his jokes.]]
-->'''Furlong:''' ''[while insulting Jonah]'' But guess what? That's about as likely as Will putting a baby in his wife's polyp-sized uterus!\\
'''Will's wife:''' Why did you tell him?\\
'''Will:''' What? I ''had'' to tell someone.
* HiddenDepths: In a deleted scene for "Kissing Your Sister", he's actually been secretly planning Furlong's death and is trying to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident.
* OneNameOnly: His last name is never given. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Veep/comments/bp50k3/so_this_is_wills_last_name_from_the_veep_prop/ According to the prop auction]], it's [[spoiler:Suckfreely]].
* UnfortunateNames: Invoked. His last name is [[spoiler:Suckfreely]], although whether that's his surname at birth or [[BadBoss Furlong]] made him change it to that is left to the viewer's imagination.
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