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Issues › Transportation
Railroad regulation and consolidation
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Six-point railroad program — conditional federal support, receivership reform, ICC regulation of trucks and holding companies, consolidation | (1) Government support for a specified period, conditioned on scaling down top-heavy fixed charges, planned jointly by the RFC and ICC under a national transportation policy; (2) overhaul federal railroad and utility rec… | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | partial |
| 1932 | Herbert Hoover (Republican) | Revise the railway transportation laws for stability, while RFC loans avert receiverships | Persist in the repeatedly recommended revision of railroad law to give 'greater stability and greater assurance' of service; continue RFC credit to railroads to protect the bonds held by savings banks and insurance compa… | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | not_applicable |