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With which conservative in Congress did La Follette frequently clash?

  • George Washington

  • Thomas Jefferson

  • Alexander Hamilton

  • Nelson Aldrich

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Nelson Aldrich was a conservative Republican Senator from Rhode Island, who was the Senate Majority Leader from 1897 to 1911. La Follette, a progressive Republican Senator from Wisconsin, frequently clashed with Aldrich and other conservatives in Congress over their support for corporate interests and their opposition to reforms.
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