Upton Sinclair was the author of a world-selling book, "The Jungle," which influenced and convinced the United States about punitive conditions in meat packing industries. After Roosevelt perceived the vulgar and voracious rumors, he decided to put an end to them and responded to Sinclair's book with new surveillance by the Food and Drug Administration. Once Taft entered the administration, his first major blow to progressives was the Payne-Aldrich tariff. He called the entire Congress to report that many people believed the tariffs were excessive. Sooner or later, the House of Representatives approved a bill quietly limiting tariffs, leading Taft to sign the bill and declare it "the best bill the Republican Party has ever passed." Shortly after Taft, Wilson, encouraged by his previous successes as president, turned his attention to trusts. There has always been a problem with the issue of trusts for many years, so once again Wilson appeared in Congress and gave an expressive and intense speech. He called on Congress to pass legislation that would finally combat trusts and cultivate extensive monopolies. After many months of discussion, Congress denounced Wilson with the Federal Trade Commission Act. This allowed the government to scrutinize companies involved in interstate affairs.,