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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Goodwin was elected to the House in the [[1942 Midterm Elections]], defeating Democrat Frederick T. McDermott by twelve percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=641350 MA District 08 Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected five times<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=167987 Candidate - Angier L. Goodwin]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref> though lost in 1954 to Torbert H. Macdonald.<ref>Hanley, Robert (May 22, 1976). [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/22/archives/rep-macdonald-58-dies-led-election-law-reform-powerful-legislature.html Rep. Macdonald, 58, Dies; Led Election Law Reform]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref>
Goodwin was elected to the House in the [[1942 Midterm Elections]], defeating Democrat Frederick T. McDermott by twelve percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=641350 MA District 08 Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected five times<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=167987 Candidate - Angier L. Goodwin]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref> though lost in 1954 to Torbert H. Macdonald.<ref>Hanley, Robert (May 22, 1976). [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/22/archives/rep-macdonald-58-dies-led-election-law-reform-powerful-legislature.html Rep. Macdonald, 58, Dies; Led Election Law Reform]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref>
===Reece Committee===
On July 27, 1953, the House of Representatives voted to re-enact the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations at the request of [[Brazilla Carroll Reece]], who believed that the committee conducted an insufficient job in 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>
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