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:The plight of farmers continued. In 1924, Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon and Representative Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa presented a new bill, the McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill. The bill had two main parts. | |||
:In | :*A Farm Board would be created, and the government would buy any surplus crops | ||
:*The Farm Board could choose to sell surplus crops abroad, in order to raise domestic agricultural prices [[HSref|(13)]] | |||
:The Bill was repeatedly vetoed in 1924 and '27 by President Calvin Coolidge. In 1928, President Coolidge announced that he was not going to run for re-election. | |||
Revision as of 01:02, 26 April 2006
- The plight of farmers continued. In 1924, Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon and Representative Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa presented a new bill, the McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill. The bill had two main parts.
- A Farm Board would be created, and the government would buy any surplus crops
- The Farm Board could choose to sell surplus crops abroad, in order to raise domestic agricultural prices (13)
- The Bill was repeatedly vetoed in 1924 and '27 by President Calvin Coolidge. In 1928, President Coolidge announced that he was not going to run for re-election.
