Upton Sinclair was the author of a world-selling book, "The Jungle," which influenced and convinced the United States about punitive conditions in the meatpacking industries. After Roosevelt became aware of the vulgar and voracious rumors, he decided to put an end to it and responded to Sinclair's book with the new monitoring Food and Drug Administration. Once Taft was in administration, the first blow he dealt to progressives was the Payne-Aldrich tariff. He called all of Congress to report that many people believe the tariffs are excessive. Sooner or later, the House of Representatives passed a bill that modestly limited tariffs, leading Taft to sign the bill and declare it “the best bill ever passed by the Republican Party.” Shortly after Taft, Wilson, encouraged by his previous successes as president, turned his attention to trusts. For many years there has always been a problem with the issue of trusts, so, once again, Wilson appeared in Congress and gave an expressive and intense speech. He asked Congress to pass legislation that would finally address trusts and cultivate vast monopolies. After months of discussion, Congress introduced Wilson to the Federal Trade Commission Act. This allowed the government to carefully scrutinize companies involved in interstate business,