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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Snell was a vigorous opponent of Democrat president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and most [[New Deal]] programs, including the [[Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/73-1/h7 TO PASS H.R. 3835 (P.L. 10) TO RELIEVE THE EXISTING NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMERGENCY BY INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PURCHASING POWER, TO RAISE REVENUE FOR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY REASON OF SUCH EMERGENCY, TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF WITH RESPECT TO AGRICULTURAL INDEBTEDNESS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY LIQUIDATION OF JOINT-STOCK LAND, BANKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 15, 2021.</ref> However, he backed the [[Emergency Banking Act]] of 1933.{{fact}}
Snell was a vigorous opponent of Democrat president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and most [[New Deal]] programs, including the [[Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/73-1/h7 TO PASS H.R. 3835 (P.L. 10) TO RELIEVE THE EXISTING NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMERGENCY BY INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PURCHASING POWER, TO RAISE REVENUE FOR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY REASON OF SUCH EMERGENCY, TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF WITH RESPECT TO AGRICULTURAL INDEBTEDNESS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY LIQUIDATION OF JOINT-STOCK LAND, BANKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 15, 2021.</ref> However, he backed the [[Emergency Banking Act]] of 1933.{{fact}}
On August 21, 1937, as the House overrode several of President Roosevelt's vetoes and the 1937 court packing scheme was halted, Snell stated:<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1901-1950/The-75th-Congress-and-the-legislative-program-of-President-Franklin-D--Roosevelt/ The 75th Congress and the Legislative Program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt]. ''US House of Representatives: History, ARt & Archives''. Retrieved June 15, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|When the gavel fell on Saturday, we reached the end of the greatest do-nothing session of Congress in the last half century.}}
==Personal life==
==Personal life==