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Special Session Tests Hoover Strength In Early Debates
Congress opens under Hoover policy scrutiny with tests on farm relief tariffs and immigration origins clause. Republicans back tariff changes outside agriculture while Democrats push broader restraints. New leadership and many fresh members, including Ruth Baker Pratt, Ruth Hanna McCormick, Ruth Bryan Owen, and Oscar De Priest, will shape the session.
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Germany
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Ohio
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New York
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Florida
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