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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 the [[1954 Midterm Elections|1954 Midterms]] 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 the [[1954 Midterm Elections|1954 Midterms]] 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>
===Cox Committee===
Goodwin was a member of the 1952 '''[[Cox Committee]]''', the [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]] during the 82nd Congress. It is named after its chair, [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist [[Eugene E. Cox]].
===Reece Committee===
===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 when it was chaired by Georgia segregationist Democrat [[Edward E. Cox]] (then known as the [[Cox Committee]]).<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> Goodwin was part of the forty-nine GOP representatives who voted against the resolution.<ref name=rollcallvote>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref>
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 Cox 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> Goodwin was part of the forty-nine GOP representatives who voted against the resolution.<ref name=rollcallvote>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref>
Notwithstanding his vote, Goodwin was placed onto the select committee (known as the '''[[Reece Committee]]''') along with Michigan Republican [[Jesse Wolcott]], who supported the resolution.<ref name=rollcallvote/> He ultimately signed the final Dodd report and proved to be vital in approving it,<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> though expressed disagreement over the conclusions, submitting a different assertion in which he expressed a concurrence for the report of the previous Cox Committee.
Notwithstanding his vote, Goodwin was placed onto the select committee (known as the '''[[Reece Committee]]''') along with Michigan Republican [[Jesse Wolcott]], who supported the resolution.<ref name=rollcallvote/> He ultimately signed the final Dodd report and proved to be vital in approving it,<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> though expressed disagreement over the conclusions, submitting a different assertion in which he expressed a concurrence for the report of the previous Cox Committee.