evidence: Roosevelt and Perkins prepared for rugged opposition. Roosevelt put pressure on Congressmen who had ridden his coattails to election victory in 1936 and who then knifed New Deal legislation. Perkins added to her staff Rufus Pole, a young lawyer, to follow the bill through Congress. Pole worked resourcefully pinpointed the issues that bothered some Congressmen, and identified a large number of Senators and Representatives who could be counted on to vote favorably. [...] 5. Roosevelt, Public Papers, II (June 16, 1933), p.246. 6. Roosevelt, Public Papers, II (July 24 and 27, 1933), pp. 301, 308-12.