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Issues › Labor & Employment
Public employment offices
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | A federally coordinated system of state employment offices (the vetoed Wagner bill) | Enact the Wagner employment-service bill Hoover vetoed: a nationally coordinated system of employment offices operated by the states with advisory boards of employers and employees; federal leadership to stimulate and co… | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | kept |
| 1932 | Herbert Hoover (Republican) | Commend and continue the enlarged United States Employment Service | Continue the existing federal Employment Service in the Department of Labor, enlarged by appropriation during the depression, rather than the vetoed Wagner federal-state system. | directional_stance | party_platform | not_applicable |