The creation of the TVA, a cornerstone of the New Deal, constituted a massive public works investment in the construction of dams and the electrification of Tennesssee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama
Explore the votes of America's longest-serving Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, who presided over key civil rights votes
Accompanying President Roosevelt's New Deal, Congressman Walcott proposed the Federal Government establish home loan banks. The measure narrowly passed the Senate.
The Senate's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act narrowly failed due to a surprise defection by Sen. John McCain
As part of the New Deal, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Social Security pension system for retired Americans.
