vcczar Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 RL Doughton (NC-D) was an influential FDR-era Democrat. While supporting the New Deal, he was conservative on the taxes needed for much of the New Deal. Unlike most Southern Dems, I found no major actions tying him to overt racism. He's likely a typical Southern Dem to get elected in NC at the time, but he must have been much more moderate in this area. His actions: Doughton, Robert L 1932 co-leads revolt against leadership tax plan Doughton, Robert L 1933 Influential House Ways and Means Committee Chair. 18 years w/ one brief break - Great Depr, New Deal, and WWII, early Cold War Doughton, Robert L 1933 NIRA Doughton, Robert L 1935 Big role in Social Security Act Doughton, Robert L 1935 Lead role in getting Blue Ridge Parkway built Doughton, Robert L 1935 quizzes Dr. Townsend on paying for his plan Doughton, Robert L 1937 Introduces Marihuana Tax Act, taxing cannabis Doughton, Robert L 1943 attacks tax plan as unfair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 12 Author Share Posted October 12 Favorable, but uncertain, for reasons I mention above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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