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→1930s: opposition towards New Deal
When Roosevelt took office, he quickly began establishing a series of federal programs known as the New Deal. The First New Deal programs received support from some congressional [[Republicans]] who emphasized relief for struggling Americans. This included House GOP leader [[Bertrand H. Snell]], who stated in his support of the 1933 [[Emergency Banking Act]]:<ref>Woods, Jr., Thomas E. (August 13, 2008). [https://mises.org/library/great-gold-robbery-1933 The Great Gold Robbery of 1933]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>
When Roosevelt took office, he quickly began establishing a series of federal programs known as the New Deal. The First New Deal programs received support from some congressional [[Republicans]] who emphasized relief for struggling Americans. This included House GOP leader [[Bertrand H. Snell]], who stated in his support of the 1933 [[Emergency Banking Act]]:<ref>Woods, Jr., Thomas E. (August 13, 2008). [https://mises.org/library/great-gold-robbery-1933 The Great Gold Robbery of 1933]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 16, 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. And to me at this time there is only one answer to this question, and that is to give the President what he demands and says is necessary to meet the situation.}}
{{cquote|The house is burning down, and the President of the United States says this is the way to put out the fire. And to me at this time there is only one answer to this question, and that is to give the President what he demands and says is necessary to meet the situation.}}
Other early New Deal programs which received some support from conservative Republicans included 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 October 16, 2021.</ref>
==See also==
==See also==