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Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In the attorney general's race, he successfully rebuffed charges that he had sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>J. Lee Annis, ''Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi,'' Google Books, 2016.</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>"Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republican," ''The Huffington Post,''May 12, 2009.</ref> Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>
Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In the attorney general's race, he successfully rebuffed charges that he had sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>J. Lee Annis, ''Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi,'' Google Books, 2016.</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>"Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republican," ''The Huffington Post,''May 12, 2009.</ref> Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>
In 1966, Javits was one of only three Republican senators to vote against [[Everett Dirksen]]'s [[school prayer]] amendment.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1966/s451 TO PASS S. J. RES 144, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING SCHOOL PRAYERS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref>
In foreign affairs, he backed the Eisenhower Doctrine in the Middle East and pressed for more foreign military and economic assistance. He voted in 1964 for the [[Gulf of Tonkin Resolution]] but later became critical of President Johnson's handling of the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>Michael S. Mayer, ''The Eisenhower Yearsm'' Google Books, 2009, p. 351</ref>
In foreign affairs, he backed the Eisenhower Doctrine in the Middle East and pressed for more foreign military and economic assistance. He voted in 1964 for the [[Gulf of Tonkin Resolution]] but later became critical of President Johnson's handling of the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>Michael S. Mayer, ''The Eisenhower Yearsm'' Google Books, 2009, p. 351</ref>