New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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Among a laundry list of other provisions, the Green New Deal would have banned not just fracking, but also leasing and drilling operations.
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That legislative legacy consists of three key components, which have combined to make for the most impactful and transformative public investment program since FDR’s New Deal.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
During her 12-year tenure at the Department of Labor, Perkins became the longest-serving labor secretary, and a force behind some of the most significant New Deal legislation, including the National Labor Relations Act, the Social Security Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
In this country, the Sunrise Movement was pushing a Green New Deal.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That legislative legacy consists of three key components, which have combined to make for the most impactful and transformative public investment program since FDR’s New Deal.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
During her 12-year tenure at the Department of Labor, Perkins became the longest-serving labor secretary, and a force behind some of the most significant New Deal legislation, including the National Labor Relations Act, the Social Security Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
In this country, the Sunrise Movement was pushing a Green New Deal.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
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