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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The power of Southern Democrats in Congress compelled President Franklin D. Roosevelt to deny Black Americans access to New Deal programs.
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TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
The New Deal launched programs such as the Social Security Act that millions of Americans rely on today, and the Food Stamp Plan, created in 1939, which served as the genesis of the modern welfare state.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Green New Deal for schools An efficient policy for financing school infrastructure would yield a number closer to a dollar spent for every dollar received in loans.
—David I. Backer, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
Although politicians in the would-be secessionist states had begrudgingly accepted the New Deal funds that promised material improvements, this money barely made it to the sparsely populated, isolated corners of the three states.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
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TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
The New Deal launched programs such as the Social Security Act that millions of Americans rely on today, and the Food Stamp Plan, created in 1939, which served as the genesis of the modern welfare state.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Green New Deal for schools An efficient policy for financing school infrastructure would yield a number closer to a dollar spent for every dollar received in loans.
—David I. Backer, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
Although politicians in the would-be secessionist states had begrudgingly accepted the New Deal funds that promised material improvements, this money barely made it to the sparsely populated, isolated corners of the three states.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
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