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===1930s: hardline New Deal politics===

===1930s: hardline New Deal politics===

[[File:FDRoosevelt by Perskie.png|thumb|left|210px|Bilbo was one of President Roosevelt's strongest supporters.]]

[[File:FDRoosevelt by Perskie.png|thumb|right|210px|Bilbo was one of President Roosevelt's strongest supporters.]]

He was known during the 1930s as a hardline rubber stamp for President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] agenda, gaining attention in 1935 for feuding with Sen. Long.<ref name=fleegler,pp.7-8/> According to Robert L. Fleegler, he "amassed a strong progressive voting record, supporting New Deal legislation such as public housing that gave many southern representatives pause."

He was known during the 1930s as a hardline rubber stamp for President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] agenda, gaining attention in 1935 for feuding with Sen. Long.<ref name=fleegler,pp.7-8/> According to Robert L. Fleegler, he "amassed a strong progressive voting record, supporting New Deal legislation such as public housing that gave many southern representatives pause."