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A skilled legislator, Millard Fillmore chaired the Ways and Means Committee from 1841 to 1843 during Tyler's Presidency. Fillmore's diligent leadership marked a period when his party, the newly formed Whigs, held a majority in Congress for the first time. He energetically administered the committee's oversight role, which blossomed partially because of the legislature's ongoing concern with economy in spending. He won high praise for reporting bills on banking and protective tariffs in the face of President Tyler's frequent use of the veto. Fillmore's methodical industry took him to the White House in 1850 as the 13th President of the United States. |
