The young male turned to his constituent as she spoke and slowly shook his head. An inaudible sigh trickled through his lips. Just sit back down, he thought, and shut up. You already have made a fool out of yourself. He was embarrassed that Kuat would not be silent before, that they would be needed for his future plans, and now that was just compounded. He decided that he had to do damage control for the lack of insight from the other New Republic senator, so he decided to stand and turn on his microphone to speak. He waited for the light to turn on overhead before he spoke.
"I believe that the esteemed Vice President Ordalos has meant for the donations to not be a set amount but more what the system can give." He turned his head to look at Kalist, then to Ordalos as he mentioned him. After that, he began to look out at the vast crowd and tried to gage how he was doing with their reactions. "For my people, we can give generous amounts and still be comfortable. But I understand that the vast majority of planets do not have my planet's wealth, so they give only what they can. Which reminds me, if any planet wishes to support the Star Guardians yet cannot afford to do so, Champala will review any planet's request and then, if accepted, make a lump sum donation in their name. Champalla votes 'yes' with this motion."