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The '''Tennessee Valley Authority''' (usually called '''TVA'''), (1933 to present) is a federal agency charged with bringing electricity to the Tennessee Valley through dams and economic development.   

The '''Tennessee Valley Authority''' (usually called '''TVA'''), (1933 to present) is a federal agency charged with bringing [[electricity]] to the Tennessee Valley through dams and economic development.   

The original idea was proposed by [[Henry Ford]] and conservative businessmen in the 1920s, but was blocked by liberals led by Senator [[George Norris]] who feared business. Norris, although nominally a Republican, supported President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and sponsored the TVA in 1933, even though it had no impact on his state of Nebraska.

The original idea was proposed by [[Henry Ford]] and conservative businessmen in the 1920s, but was blocked by liberals led by Senator [[George Norris]] who feared business. Norris, although nominally a Republican, supported President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and sponsored the TVA in 1933, even though it had no impact on his state of Nebraska.

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