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===Obstruction by Wayne Hays===

===Obstruction by Wayne Hays===

President [[Dwight Eisenhower]], who turned against [[Joseph McCarthy]] in the latter's investigations of communist infiltration, similarly worked to undermine the work of the Reece Committee.<ref name=thenewamerican>Jasper, William F. (February 6, 2017). [https://thenewamerican.com/cutting-off-the-toxic-funding-flow/ Foundations: Cutting Off the Toxic Funding Flow]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> He urged member Wayne Hays of Ohio to sabotage hearings via rude behavior to damage and undermine the committee's reputation, which the congressman did. Hays had been appointed to the committee by Minority Leader [[Sam Rayburn]] for such purposes.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

President [[Dwight Eisenhower]], who turned against [[Joseph McCarthy]] in the latter's investigations of communist infiltration, similarly worked to undermine the work of the Reece Committee.<ref name=thenewamerican>Jasper, William F. (February 6, 2017). [https://thenewamerican.com/cutting-off-the-toxic-funding-flow/ Foundations: Cutting Off the Toxic Funding Flow]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> He urged member [[Wayne Hays]] of Ohio to sabotage hearings via rude behavior to damage and undermine the committee's reputation, which the congressman did. Hays had been appointed to the committee by Minority Leader [[Sam Rayburn]] for such purposes.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

When Aaron Sargent of [[San Francisco]] testified as a witness before the committee in alleging [[Illinois]] senator [[Paul Douglas]] to have had ties with socialist groups, Hays walked out with another Democrat on the committee, Gracie Pfost.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

When Aaron Sargent of [[San Francisco]] testified as a witness before the committee in alleging [[Illinois]] senator [[Paul Douglas]] to have had ties with socialist groups, Hays walked out with another Democrat on the committee, Gracie Pfost.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>