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During the 82nd Congress, the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations was re-enacted by the U.S. House of Representatives and chaired by [[Tennessee]] Republican [[B. Carroll Reece]]. Thus known as the '''[[Reece Committee]]''', it was tasked to properly investigate subversion among tax-exempt foundations, which the committee conducted a poor job at during the previous congressional session.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/12/22/the-reece-committee-on-foundations-conspiratorial-nonsense-or-an-expose-of-a-threat-to-the-nation/comment-page-1/ The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> Pfost, along with fellow Ohio Democrat [[Wayne Hays]], were members of the committee who sought to undermine its [[anti-Communist]] aims.

During the 82nd Congress, the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations was re-enacted by the U.S. House of Representatives and chaired by [[Tennessee]] Republican [[B. Carroll Reece]]. Thus known as the '''[[Reece Committee]]''', it was tasked to properly investigate subversion among tax-exempt foundations, which the committee conducted a poor job at during the previous congressional session.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/12/22/the-reece-committee-on-foundations-conspiratorial-nonsense-or-an-expose-of-a-threat-to-the-nation/comment-page-1/ The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> Pfost, along with fellow Ohio Democrat [[Wayne Hays]], were members of the committee who sought to undermine its [[anti-Communist]] aims.

Although Pfost may not have obstructed the committee at the degree Hays did, she at one point walked out during a hearing when a witness accused Sen. [[Paul Douglas]] of ties with [[socialist]] groups.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> Both refused to sign the final report and smeared Reece.

Although Pfost may not have obstructed the committee at the degree Hays did, she at one point walked out during a hearing when a witness accused Sen. [[Paul Douglas]] of ties with [[socialist]] groups.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/><ref>[https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/P/PFOST,-Gracie-Bowers-(P000287)/ PFOST, Gracie Bowers]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> Both refused to sign the final report and smeared Reece.

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