New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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Markey and Ocasio-Cortez, who co-sponsored the original Green New Deal resolution in Congress, have been vocal backers of the Biden administration on environmental policy, joining the president at an Earth Day event earlier this year to celebrate the establishment of the American Climate Corps.
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Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
States need to be free to restrict the power of these unions, which even many supporters of the New Deal labor laws that still govern unions today, including President Franklin Roosevelt, believed should not exist.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Dec. 2024
Former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously tried to expand the number of Supreme Court justices to get a more favorable court after his New Deal legislation was struck down.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
By encouraging investing in America, the programs stemming from the New Deal not only had a source of revenue, but also stakeholders.
—Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
States need to be free to restrict the power of these unions, which even many supporters of the New Deal labor laws that still govern unions today, including President Franklin Roosevelt, believed should not exist.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Dec. 2024
Former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously tried to expand the number of Supreme Court justices to get a more favorable court after his New Deal legislation was struck down.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
By encouraging investing in America, the programs stemming from the New Deal not only had a source of revenue, but also stakeholders.
—Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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