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Vandenberg initially supported some [[New Deal]] programs but would become increasingly opposed to them later on,<ref>Nordlinger, Jay (December 7, 2017). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/12/notes-arthur-vandenberg-michigan-republican-part-ii/ A Senator’s Journey]. ''National Review''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> emerging as a sharp critic of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].

Vandenberg initially supported some [[New Deal]] programs but would become increasingly opposed to them later on,<ref>Nordlinger, Jay (December 7, 2017). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/12/notes-arthur-vandenberg-michigan-republican-part-ii/ A Senator’s Journey]. ''National Review''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> emerging as a sharp critic of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].

Along with Democrat Sen. [[Josiah Bailey]] of [[North Carolina]], Vandenberg helped author the [[Conservative Manifesto]] in opposition to much of the [[New Deal]].<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/06/05/the-other-senate-manifesto/ The Other Senate Manifesto]. ''Fascinating Politics''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> Other contributors to the document included senators Millard Tydings of [[Maryland]], [[Harry F. Byrd]] of [[Virginia]], Royal Copeland of [[New York]], Edward Burke of [[Nebraska]], and Warren Austin of [[Vermont]].

Along with Democrat Sen. [[Josiah Bailey]] of [[North Carolina]], Vandenberg helped author the [[Conservative Manifesto]] in opposition to much of the [[New Deal]].<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/06/05/the-other-senate-manifesto/ The Other Senate Manifesto]. ''Fascinating Politics''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> Other contributors to the document included senators [[Millard Tydings]] of [[Maryland]], [[Harry F. Byrd]] of [[Virginia]], Royal Copeland of [[New York]], Edward Burke of [[Nebraska]], and Warren Austin of [[Vermont]].

Vandenberg helped lead the bipartisan majority of Republicans and some Democrats in defeating Roosevelt's 1937 vain power-grab attempt to [[court packing|pack the court]],<ref>[https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/2014/Debates-Federal-Judiciary-Vol-II.pdf Debates on the  Federal Judiciary:  A Documentary History]. ''Federal Judiciary Center''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> known as the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill. The majority of Americans at the time also opposed the president's scheme.<ref>Zelizer, Julian E. (October 15, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/supreme-court-packing-democrats-.html Packing the Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref>

Vandenberg helped lead the bipartisan majority of Republicans and some Democrats in defeating Roosevelt's 1937 vain power-grab attempt to [[court packing|pack the court]],<ref>[https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/2014/Debates-Federal-Judiciary-Vol-II.pdf Debates on the  Federal Judiciary:  A Documentary History]. ''Federal Judiciary Center''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref> known as the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill. The majority of Americans at the time also opposed the president's scheme.<ref>Zelizer, Julian E. (October 15, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/supreme-court-packing-democrats-.html Packing the Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</ref>