When Congress reconvened in 1939, Republicans under Senator Robert Taft formed a conservative coalition with Southern Democrats, virtually ending Roosevelt's ability to get his domestic proposals enacted into law.
Da Kongressen samledes igen i 1939 dannede Republikanere under senator Robert Taft en konservativ koalison med Demokrater fra Sydstaterne og stoppede dermed praktisk taget Roosevelts muligheder for at få sine indenlandske forslag omsat til lovgivningen.