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The '''Select Committee on Small Business''' was a House committee which was enacted through resolutions passed during congressional sessions. Two notable chairs include [[Wright Patman]] of Texas and [[Joseph Evins]] of Tennessee, both Democrats.

The '''Select Committee on Small Business''' was a House committee which was enacted through resolutions passed during congressional sessions. Two notable chairs include [[Wright Patman]] of Texas and [[Joseph Evins]] of Tennessee, both Democrats.

Under the Texas liberal populist's leadership, the '''[[Patman Committee]]''' conducted a third investigation of tax-exempt foundations, with the [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]] have already been present in two congressional sessions during the 1950s. The [[Cox Committee]]'s final report whitewashed activities by foundations, though recommended a new investigation to determine whether they abused their privileges for the purpose of [[tax evasion]].

Under the Texas liberal populist's leadership, the '''[[Patman Committee]]''' conducted a third investigation of tax-exempt foundations, with the [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]] have already been present in two congressional sessions during the 1950s.<ref>Fascinating Politics (July 3, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/07/03/texas-legends-7-wright-patman/ Texas Legends #7: Wright Patman]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 27, 2021.</ref> The [[Cox Committee]]'s final report whitewashed activities by foundations,<ref>Fascinating Politics (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/ 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 September 27, 2021.</ref> though recommended a new investigation to determine whether they abused their privileges for the purpose of [[tax evasion]].<ref>Samson, Steven Alan. [https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1291&context=gov_fac_pubs Charity For All: B. Carroll Reece and the Tax-Exempt Foundations]. ''Liberty University''. Retrieved September 27, 2021.</ref>

Cox Committee member [[B. Carroll Reece]] of Tennessee, a traditional conservative Republican, sought a do-over but focused on [[subversion]] charges rather than taxes. Thus, Patman took up the Cox Committee's suggestion for another probing.

Cox Committee member [[B. Carroll Reece]] of Tennessee, a traditional conservative Republican, sought a do-over but focused on [[subversion]] charges rather than taxes. Thus, Patman took up the Cox Committee's suggestion for another probing.