The speed with which the Emergency Banking Act bill was written, passed by Congress, and put into practice typified the frenetic pace of the Hundred Days. Roosevelt delivered a draft of the act to the House of Representatives on March 9. The House passed the bill in less than 40 minutes, without any debate. By evening, the bill had passed the Senate as well, and was delivered to the White House for Roosevelt's signature. Newly reorganized banks began opening on March 12; by the following day, deposits at these banks exceeded withdrawals. The banking system had been saved.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/f_roosevelt_domestic.htmlYou have to wonder if the pukes, who have been out to undermine this since it's start, pushed this through today due to the significance.
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