A strong supporter of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and New Deal programs during the [[Great Depression]], Murray stayed loyal to the president even during the 1937 [[court packing]] attempt.<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> Unlike his Democrat colleague [[Burton K. Wheeler]] from the state's Class I seat, he never significantly broke with Roosevelt, though ultimately did vote to recommit the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill for committee.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/s42 TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. S. 1392, A BILL TO REORGANIZE THE JUDICIARY BRANCH.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> | A strong supporter of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and New Deal programs during the [[Great Depression]], Murray stayed loyal to the president even during the 1937 [[court packing]] attempt.<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> Unlike his Democrat colleague [[Burton K. Wheeler]] from the state's Class I seat, he never significantly broke with Roosevelt, though ultimately did vote to recommit the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill for committee.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/s42 TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. S. 1392, A BILL TO REORGANIZE THE JUDICIARY BRANCH.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> |