As a Congressman. mayor. and private citizen. Fiorello La Guardia was a champion of the workingman. Coming from a poor immigrant family. he put himself through New York University Law School at night while utilizing his knowlege of five languages as an interpreter at Ellis Island. As a result of his early experiences. he developed a compassion for the poor which he carried with him to Capitol Hill and City Hall. always believing in "government with a heart." While in the House of Representatives. his actions were in keeping with his deeply felt convictions of equality for all. In the 1930s he opposed the tax plans of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W.
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