Word: aaa
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Such folk do not believe in the redistribution of wealth, in Title II of the Banking Bill (government-controlled central bank), in AAA crop restriction. Hence John Nance Garner is much closer in economic views to Carter Glass than to Franklin Roosevelt. In fact, when Garner was in the House he favored budget balancing and government economy. Nearest he got to New Deal financial views was when as Speaker he went on record for a public works program of a billion or two-and for that the Republicans booed him loudly (TIME, June...
...Senate interest in debating the AAAmendments was lost while Senators sat at their desks reading the decision. Senator Borah remarked that the decision would probably affect the future of AAA as well as NRA. Nobody knew yet just how many New Deal measures delegating power to the Executive or regulating business that "affects" interstate commerce might be virtually outlawed. But now that the Supreme Court had broken the back of NRA over a coopful of chickens, anything was likely to befall the New Deal from that august tribunal...
Last week the Tennessee Valley Authority, in humbler mood than usual, bobbed up before the House Military Affairs Committee to ask for a few additional small favors. Two years ago Congress gave the New Deal everything it wanted just for the joy of giving. Now Federal agencies like NRA, AAA or TVA are lucky to get grudging crusts on Capitol Hill. Thus it was no great surprise when an ungenerous House Committee last week turned and snarled at TVA's requests for several amendments to its basic act. One amendment would increase TVA's right to issue bonds...
...AAA and Department of Agriculture, if they knew of the impending "march," had made no mention of it to the Press. The descent on the marble halls of Government by 4,000 farmers from 25 states-a lobby unparalleled for size and sudden "spontaneity" - caught newshawks flatfooted...
Dispassionately observed Political Pundit Frank R. Kent: "Probably the facts will never be fully known. To a detached observer, however, two things seem clear. One is that, without in the least doubting the veracity of Mr. Wallace or Mr. Davis, somebody connected with the AAA knew a lot more about this movement than they. They would, of course, welcome an investigation and it would establish their complete ignorance and innocence. Nonetheless, somewhere down the line, if all were known, there worked the hidden hand of a really skillful 'public relations counsel...