Russell B. Long
American politician (1918-2003) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
Russell Billiu Long was an American Democratic politician and United States senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1966 to 1981, Long was instrumental in the implementation of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and War on Poverty programs.
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Long also served as Assistant Majority Leader from 1965 to 1969, he was referred to as the 'Father of the Earned Income Tax Credit'.
