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[[First Lady]] Eleanor Roosevelt arranged a meeting between her husband and one of the bill's cosponsors, Sen. Edward P. Costigan (D–CO), with the hope of persuading FDR to announce public support for the Costigan–Wagner Act.<ref name=fdrlibrary/> During the private [[White House]] meeting on May 7, 1934, after [[NAACP]] leader Walter F. White issued counterarguments when Roosevelt gave excuses for not supporting the Act, the president angrily exclaimed: "Somebody’s been priming you. Was it my wife?" He further stated:<ref name=fdrlibrary/>

[[First Lady]] Eleanor Roosevelt arranged a meeting between her husband and one of the bill's cosponsors, Sen. Edward P. Costigan (D–CO), with the hope of persuading FDR to announce public support for the Costigan–Wagner Act.<ref name=fdrlibrary/> During the private [[White House]] meeting on May 7, 1934, after [[NAACP]] leader Walter F. White issued counterarguments when Roosevelt gave excuses for not supporting the Act, the president angrily exclaimed: "Somebody’s been priming you. Was it my wife?" He further stated:<ref name=fdrlibrary/>

{{cquote|If I come out for the anti-lynching bill now, [Southern Democrats] will block every bill I ask Congress to pass the keep America from collapsing. I just can’t take the risk.|||Franklin D. Roosevelt, May 7, 1934}}

{{cquote|If I come out for the anti-lynching bill now, [Southern Democrats] will block every bill I ask Congress to pass the keep America from collapsing. I just can’t take the risk.|||Franklin D. Roosevelt, May 7, 1934}}

==Senate opponents block the Act==

==Senate opponents block the Act==