NIRA
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The holding company bill breathed new life into the antitrust movement, and signaled a philosophical break with the thinking that had birthed the NIRA.
From Slate • May 1, 2021
Court struck down two key pieces of New Deal legislation, the AAA and NIRA, Roosevelt pushed Congress to pass a new wave of bills to provide jobs, banking reforms, and a social safety net.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
Under the NIRA, such lobbying would no longer be needed.
From Forbes • Oct. 27, 2014
Notable were two strikes last week which revealed the impotence of the National Recovery Administration to put down the labor controversies stirred up by NIRA.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Under NIRA, oil is set apart for special presidential treatment.
From Time Magazine Archive
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