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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, asserting on the matter:<ref>Woods, Thomas E. (August 13, 2008). [https://mises.org/library/great-gold-robbery-1933 The Great Gold Robbery of 1933]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved June 15, 2021.</ref>
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, asserting on the matter:<ref>Woods, Thomas E. (August 13, 2008). [https://mises.org/library/great-gold-robbery-1933 The Great Gold Robbery of 1933]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved June 15, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|The house is burning down, and the President of the United States says this is the way to put out the fire.}}
{{cquote|The house is burning down, and the President of the United States says this is the way to put out the fire.}}
Along with nearly all House Republicans, Snell voted for the 1937 Gavagan-Wagner<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved June 15, 2021.</ref> [[anti-lynching bill]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 15, 2021.</ref>
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>
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>