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Louis McLane of Delaware assumed leadership of Ways and Means in 1822. He believe that tariffs had more to do with protecting American commerce than with raising revenue; thus he viewed such tariff issues as the province of the Committee on Manufactures, not Ways and Means. His outlook fueled heated debate. McLane became Secretary of the Treasury in 1831, and Secretary of State in 1833 under President Andrew Jackson, exemplifying Ways and Means chairmen who went on to attain high Cabinet positions. |
