She means the Smoot-Hawley Act. It was passed in 1930, three years before FDR took office. My one minute of research leads me to believe that Hoover opposed the law, but was pressured into signing it. FDR vocally opposed the law while campaigning in 1932. Again, Congresswoman Bachmann could stand to do a little research before going before cameras.
I regret having to use such a politically tinted video. If anyone knows if the raw feed from C-Span is available for embedding, please direct me toward it.
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