Charlie learns that Congress is much like high school when he attempts to get on the Ways and Means Committee only to discover he's not ""cool"" enough to be considered. However, when the committee chairman reconsiders and hints at selecting Charlie in exchange for his support on a congressional pay raise, he must decide whether voting against his conscience is worth a spot on the committee.

After Sarah tells him that he'll never be taken seriously by his fellow Congressmen because his pursuits are too ""gay"", Charlie decides to try to learn how to play basketball.

When Charlie has a dinner party at his house in order to bond with his staff, it goes horribly wrong as Sarah announces that she is considering an ofer from a rival congressman who wants to hire her away from Charlie.

Charlie invites his mother to go along with him to a reception for the queen of England.

When fellow congressman Graydon Cord embarrasses Charlie on a talk show, Charlie is tempted to do the same thing.