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| + | Mills was a signatory to the 1956 [[Southern Manifesto]] in opposition to ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' which ordered the desegregation of all U.S. public schools.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/84/crecb/1956/03/12/GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf]. ''Congressional Record''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> | ||
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During the presidency of [[Lyndon Johnson]], Mills played a crucial role in the establishment of [[Medicare]] and later supported its expansion.<ref>[https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/194/ The Cost of the Benefit: How Wilbur Mills's Expansion of Medicare Led to Escalating Medical Costs]. ''East Tennessee State University''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite initially opposing a single-payer healthcare system,<ref>Martin, Jim (September 15, 2018). [https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/15/socialized-medicine-orphan-new-deal/ OPINION: Socialized Medicine — The Orphan Of The New Deal]. ''Daily Caller''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> he ultimately sponsored legislation to enact such along with [[Ted Kennedy]] in 1974.<ref>[https://khn.org/news/kennedy-health-care-timeline/ A Timeline of Kennedy’s Health Care Achievements And Disappointments]. ''KHN''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> | During the presidency of [[Lyndon Johnson]], Mills played a crucial role in the establishment of [[Medicare]] and later supported its expansion.<ref>[https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/194/ The Cost of the Benefit: How Wilbur Mills's Expansion of Medicare Led to Escalating Medical Costs]. ''East Tennessee State University''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite initially opposing a single-payer healthcare system,<ref>Martin, Jim (September 15, 2018). [https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/15/socialized-medicine-orphan-new-deal/ OPINION: Socialized Medicine — The Orphan Of The New Deal]. ''Daily Caller''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> he ultimately sponsored legislation to enact such along with [[Ted Kennedy]] in 1974.<ref>[https://khn.org/news/kennedy-health-care-timeline/ A Timeline of Kennedy’s Health Care Achievements And Disappointments]. ''KHN''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:30, April 28, 2021
| Wilbur Daigh Mills | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977 | |||
| Predecessor | John E. Miller | ||
| Successor | Jim Guy Tucker | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Clarine Billingsley | ||
Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992), often referred to as Wilbur D. Mills, was a powerful Democrat segregationist from Arkansas who served for nearly four decades in the United States House of Representatives. His reputation sunk very abruptly after a sex scandal surfaced, and Mills declined to seek re-election in 1976.[1][2]
U.S. House of Representatives
Mills was a signatory to the 1956 Southern Manifesto in opposition to Brown v. Board of Education which ordered the desegregation of all U.S. public schools.[3]
During the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, Mills played a crucial role in the establishment of Medicare and later supported its expansion.[4] Despite initially opposing a single-payer healthcare system,[5] he ultimately sponsored legislation to enact such along with Ted Kennedy in 1974.[6]
References
- ↑ Smith, Laura (September 18, 2017). In 1974, a stripper known as the “Tidal Basin Bombshell” took down the most powerful man in Washington. Timeline. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ↑ Budryk, Zack (February 24, 2021). Fanne Foxe dies at 84, gained notoriety in Wilbur Mills sex scandal. The Hill. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf. Congressional Record. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ The Cost of the Benefit: How Wilbur Mills's Expansion of Medicare Led to Escalating Medical Costs. East Tennessee State University. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ Martin, Jim (September 15, 2018). OPINION: Socialized Medicine — The Orphan Of The New Deal. Daily Caller. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ A Timeline of Kennedy’s Health Care Achievements And Disappointments. KHN. Retrieved April 28, 2021.