I was. therefore. in a position of a minority Member who could criticize things without having the power to redress any situation which called for legislative action. All committees were controlled by the Republican Party and the voice of a newly elected Democrat from New York could not carry very far. I was made a member of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. little realizing that I was destined to become chairman of that committee in a few years. The Republican Party seemed to be in for a long lease of life. and the whole country was sold on the idea of Coolidge prosperity which would put an end to all poverty and make this country rich and prosperous forever. But while the political exigencies of the time made it impossible to do any effective legislative work. the situation was conducive to the making of many friends and lhying the foundation for close association with the other Members of this body.
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