Senator HENRY M. "ScooP" JACKSON has left a permanent mark on our history. ScooP JACKSON devoted nearly 43 years of his life to Congress. being first elected in 1940 at the age of 28. During those years. he has had a major impact on issues ranging from arms control to the environment. He was a major architect of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which created the Environmental Protection Agency. He was also a major catalyst in efforts to promote Jewish immigration from the Soviet Union. Along with Senator CHARLES McC. MATHIAS. he was the first to urge the President to appoint a commission on Central America.
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