History of the United States II / Unit 10 USH2 1364 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Relief Bill Hoover Opposed
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The idea
In nineteen thirty-one Congress proposed a Federal Emergency Relief Bill that would have given the states three hundred seventy-five million dollars for food, clothing and shelter.
In practice
Hoover opposing it as a threat to the balance between state and federal power.
Where people slip
The bill was defeated in February nineteen thirty-two by fourteen votes, the anchor says.
Your place on the trail
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