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In the [[FDR]] era, Patman consistently supported New Deal programs even after Roosevelt's second term, a stance not common among many Southern Democrats.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> His ideology and voting patterns were rooted in the [[Democratic Party]]'s [[Jacksonian Democracy|Jacksonian]] traditions in fiercely attacking large businesses and [[bank]]s.

In the [[FDR]] era, Patman consistently supported New Deal programs even after Roosevelt's second term, a stance not common among many Southern Democrats.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> His ideology and voting patterns were rooted in the [[Democratic Party]]'s [[Jacksonian Democracy|Jacksonian]] traditions in fiercely attacking large businesses and [[bank]]s.

===Tax-exempt foundations===

===Tax-exempt foundations and Patman Committee===

Patman voted for the resolutions in 1952 and 1953 which established and re-established the [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]].<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> They were known as the '''[[Cox Committee]]''' and '''[[Reece Committee]]''' in the 82nd and 83rd Congress respectively, named after their chairmen [[Eugene E. Cox]] of [[Georgia]] and [[B. Carroll Reece]] of [[Tennessee]].

Patman voted for the resolutions in 1952 and 1953 which established and re-established the [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]].<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> They were known as the '''[[Cox Committee]]''' and '''[[Reece Committee]]''' in the 82nd and 83rd Congress respectively, named after their chairmen [[Eugene E. Cox]] of [[Georgia]] and [[B. Carroll Reece]] of [[Tennessee]].