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In the House, Baker advocated for [[fiscal conservatism]] and opposed the spending programs initiated by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref name=history.house.gov/> She sought to help coal miners in her district and supported the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], a [[New Deal]] agency established under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. An advocate of increasing cost-of-living for recipients of [[Social Security]], which she thought was compromised by the risks of inflation, Baker stated on the House floor:
In the House, Baker advocated for [[fiscal conservatism]] and opposed the spending programs initiated by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref name=history.house.gov/> She sought to help coal miners in her district and supported the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], a [[New Deal]] agency established under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. An advocate of increasing cost-of-living for recipients of [[Social Security]], which she thought was compromised by the risks of inflation, Baker stated on the House floor:
{{cquote|I feel that we owe it to Social Security beneficiaries to increase their benefits. [The economy] is not their fault.}}
{{cquote|I feel that we owe it to Social Security beneficiaries to increase their benefits. [The economy] is not their fault.}}
Baker voted against the final passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 29, 2021.</ref> Little is known about her stances on [[civil rights]], since her House tenure was very short and she didn't vote on other civil rights legislation.
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