One of the most famous people who liked Riis' work was Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt became close to Riis during his two years as the President of the Police Board. Roosevelt and Riis worked together to abolish police lodging houses, as well as the reenactment of the Civil Service Law, the Tenement House Commission, laws that increased the amount of factory inspectors, making the eight-hour and prevailing rate of wages law effective, regulation of the working hours of women and children, as well as multiple other labor reforms.