Posted on Apr 8, 2021
Works Progress Administration established by Congress as part of FDR’s “New Deal”
1.28K
16
4
8
8
0
On April 8, 1935, the Works Progress Administration was approved by Congress. From the article:
"Works Progress Administration established by Congress as part of FDR’s “New Deal”
On April 8, 1935, Congress votes to approve the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a central part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.
In November 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, Governor Roosevelt of New York was elected the 32nd president of the United States. In his inaugural address on March 4, 1933, Roosevelt promised Americans that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” and outlined his New Deal—an expansion of the federal government as an instrument of employment opportunity and welfare.
In April 1935, the WPA was established under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, as a means of creating government jobs for some of the nation’s many unemployed. Under the direction of Harry L. Hopkins, the WPA employed more than 8.5 million persons on 1.4 million public projects before it was disbanded in 1943. The program chose work that would not interfere with private enterprise, especially vast public building projects like the construction of highways, bridges and dams. However, the WPA also provided federal funding for students, who were given work under the National Youth Administration.
The careers of several important American artists, including Jackson Pollack and Willem de Kooning, were also launched thanks to WPA endowments. Although its scale was unprecedented, the WPA never managed to serve more than a quarter of the nation’s unemployed. Its programs were extremely popular, though, and contributed significantly to Roosevelt’s landslide reelection in 1936."
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen F. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SPC Woody Bullard 1SG Steven Imerman merman SFC William Farrell Lt Col Charlie Brown Col Carl Whicker SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Geoffrey Vannerson MSG Felipe De Leon Brown SGT Charlie Lee Maj William W. 'Bill' Price PO1 H Gene Lawrence SGT John " Mac " McConnell LTC Wayne Brandon PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Douglas Bolton PVT Mark Zehner
"Works Progress Administration established by Congress as part of FDR’s “New Deal”
On April 8, 1935, Congress votes to approve the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a central part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.
In November 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, Governor Roosevelt of New York was elected the 32nd president of the United States. In his inaugural address on March 4, 1933, Roosevelt promised Americans that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” and outlined his New Deal—an expansion of the federal government as an instrument of employment opportunity and welfare.
In April 1935, the WPA was established under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, as a means of creating government jobs for some of the nation’s many unemployed. Under the direction of Harry L. Hopkins, the WPA employed more than 8.5 million persons on 1.4 million public projects before it was disbanded in 1943. The program chose work that would not interfere with private enterprise, especially vast public building projects like the construction of highways, bridges and dams. However, the WPA also provided federal funding for students, who were given work under the National Youth Administration.
The careers of several important American artists, including Jackson Pollack and Willem de Kooning, were also launched thanks to WPA endowments. Although its scale was unprecedented, the WPA never managed to serve more than a quarter of the nation’s unemployed. Its programs were extremely popular, though, and contributed significantly to Roosevelt’s landslide reelection in 1936."
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen F. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SPC Woody Bullard 1SG Steven Imerman merman SFC William Farrell Lt Col Charlie Brown Col Carl Whicker SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Geoffrey Vannerson MSG Felipe De Leon Brown SGT Charlie Lee Maj William W. 'Bill' Price PO1 H Gene Lawrence SGT John " Mac " McConnell LTC Wayne Brandon PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Douglas Bolton PVT Mark Zehner
Works Progress Administration established by Congress as part of FDR’s “New Deal”
Posted from history.com
American History
Jobs
Laborer
Congress
Government
Edited >1 y ago
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 3
3
3
0
Understand that the WPA was just a part of the New Deal. I think it was one of the best things ever done in our country as it massively improved our infrastructure and made us much more ready for WWII. (Don't let anyone lie to you saying otherwise) As I said the WPA was just a part of the New Deal; banking regulation laws and social security are just two other examples and honestly, the GOP has been trying to destroy it ever since.
We certainly need this done again. That is why Biden's new infrastructure plan is so important.
It realizes that infrastructure is just not bridges. However we see who is still against it. Meanwhile, just to show what I see, the roads here in the rural areas of WI need massive repairs. Walker renovated State HWY. 73 north of where I live. One and a half years later it need to be recoated. However, he had a big sandal with our highway money for some reason?????? And I have lots more examples of the same thing here.
They say that the poor infrastructure costs every family in America $3,400.00 a year. While I don't know that for sure, I sure do know that republican potholes knocked out the taillights of my truck and I had to pay that bill!! The WPA was a great idea. We need to repeat it-NOW.
We certainly need this done again. That is why Biden's new infrastructure plan is so important.
It realizes that infrastructure is just not bridges. However we see who is still against it. Meanwhile, just to show what I see, the roads here in the rural areas of WI need massive repairs. Walker renovated State HWY. 73 north of where I live. One and a half years later it need to be recoated. However, he had a big sandal with our highway money for some reason?????? And I have lots more examples of the same thing here.
They say that the poor infrastructure costs every family in America $3,400.00 a year. While I don't know that for sure, I sure do know that republican potholes knocked out the taillights of my truck and I had to pay that bill!! The WPA was a great idea. We need to repeat it-NOW.
(3)
(0)
SGT (Join to see)
Randy, I do not understand the resistance to building infrastructure. Look at Texas during that freak storm. The governor still refused any funds to help build the infrastructure needed to prevent a future grid collapse.
(0)
(0)
3
3
0
2
2
0
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google