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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Mills was a signatory to the 1956 [[Southern Manifesto]] in opposition to ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' which ordered the desegregation of all U.S. public schools.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/84/crecb/1956/03/12/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf]. ''Congressional Record''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref>
During the presidency of [[Lyndon Johnson]], Mills played a crucial role in the establishment of [[Medicare]] and later supported its expansion.<ref>[https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/194/ The Cost of the Benefit: How Wilbur Mills's Expansion of Medicare Led to Escalating Medical Costs]. ''East Tennessee State University''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite initially opposing a single-payer healthcare system,<ref>Martin, Jim (September 15, 2018). [https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/15/socialized-medicine-orphan-new-deal/ OPINION: Socialized Medicine — The Orphan Of The New Deal]. ''Daily Caller''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> he ultimately sponsored legislation to enact such along with [[Ted Kennedy]] in 1974.<ref>[https://khn.org/news/kennedy-health-care-timeline/ A Timeline of Kennedy’s Health Care Achievements And Disappointments]. ''KHN''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref>
During the presidency of [[Lyndon Johnson]], Mills played a crucial role in the establishment of [[Medicare]] and later supported its expansion.<ref>[https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/194/ The Cost of the Benefit: How Wilbur Mills's Expansion of Medicare Led to Escalating Medical Costs]. ''East Tennessee State University''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite initially opposing a single-payer healthcare system,<ref>Martin, Jim (September 15, 2018). [https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/15/socialized-medicine-orphan-new-deal/ OPINION: Socialized Medicine — The Orphan Of The New Deal]. ''Daily Caller''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> he ultimately sponsored legislation to enact such along with [[Ted Kennedy]] in 1974.<ref>[https://khn.org/news/kennedy-health-care-timeline/ A Timeline of Kennedy’s Health Care Achievements And Disappointments]. ''KHN''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref>