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"Five Votes Down" is the fourth episode of The West Wing. The episode aired on October 13, 1999 on NBC. Presidential chief of staff Leo McGarry needs five more House votes to pass a bill restricting the sale of automatic firearms—but the cost might be too high, especially if he has to go to the unpredictable Vice President to help put them ...
- October 13, 1999
- Michael Lehmann
- 225.9K
With Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney. After a speech touting the success of a gun control bill, the team learns they are actually five votes short. The fight to get them back puts a strain on Leo's marriage and Josh's relationship with numerous Senators.
- (1.3K)
- Drama
- Michael Lehmann
- 1999-10-13
Summary. Leo talks with Congressman Mark Richardson. While President Bartlet delivers a speech priding the inevitable passage of a House bill concerned with gun control, his staff learns that said passage now may not be happening--the latest count places the the bill coming up short by five votes.
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May 16, 2000. 43min. TV-14. Gunfire erupts, and it's unclear who's injured. Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month or buy. Intense and dedicated presidential advisers get their personal lives hopelessly tangled up with professional duties as they try to conduct the business of running a country with fictional Democratic President Josiah.
- 43 min
Oct 13, 1999 · S1 E4: The staff has 72 hours to rescue a gun-control bill that needs five more votes in Congress to pass. Drama Oct 13, 1999 42 min iTunes TV-14
Oct 13, 1999 · Leo thinks he may have to give up too much to get five more House votes regulating the sale of automatic firearms, and Toby faces ethics questions ove…
When an admittedly weak gun-control bill the White House has been backing turns out to be five votes short of House passage, Josh makes deals and threats to several Democratic reps, while Leo appeals to Hoynes for help.
