The Second New Deal was similar to the First New Deal only in the amount of legislation passed by Congress or bills presented to the Congress between 1935 and 1938. The Second New Deal was much different than the First because the legislation passed created much more deficit spending, which was the belief of the economist Keynes. The idea was to increase government spending in order to stimulate the economy. It was clear that the First New Deal had not solved the economic problems and more federal relief was needed. About half of the Second New Deal measures dealt with long term reform, not immediate relief.