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title: 14 bills to be passed before adjournment
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/congress-14-bills-before-adjournment-berryman-1935/
description: A perspiring, rumpled figure labelled 'Congress' stands before the Capitol holding a sheet reading '14 bills to be passed before adjournment'.
section: Collection
---

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[![14 bills to be passed before adjournment, 1935 US cartoon: A perspiring, rumpled figure labelled 'Congress' stands before](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/congress-14-bills-before-adjournment-berryman-1935.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/congress-14-bills-before-adjournment-berryman-1935.jpg)

# 14 bills to be passed before adjournment

A perspiring, rumpled figure labelled 'Congress' stands before the Capitol holding a sheet reading '14 bills to be passed before adjournment', while a 'White House delivery truck' spills rolled bills labelled Social Security, Utilities Bill, Temporary NRA, Labor Bill, Banking Bill, AAA Amendments and Motor Bus Regulation. The cartoon argues that the executive was sending Congress more legislation than it could handle, and uses a pile of selectively named bills to make the point (card-stacking, a weak fit).

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
14 BILLS TO BE PASSED BEFORE ADJOURNMENT
WHITE HOUSE DELIVERY TRUCK
CONGRESS
UTILITIES BILL
SOCIAL SECURITY
TEMPORARY N R A
LABOR BILL
AAA AMENDMENTS
MOTOR BUS REGULATION
BANKING BILL
JT Berryman (signature)
```

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