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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|1942 midterms]], 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===

===Cox Committee===

The committee sent questionnaires to foundations and conducted hearings, although the scope of the investigations was relatively shallow.<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> Cox died in December 1952, having only read and approved what became the first half of the final report. The subsequent report whitewashed subversive activities among tax-exempt foundations.

The committee sent questionnaires to foundations and conducted hearings, although the scope of the investigations was relatively shallow.<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> Cox died in December 1952, having only read and approved what became the first half of the final report. The subsequent report whitewashed subversive activities among tax-exempt foundations.

A member of the select committee, conservative Republican congressman [[B. Carroll Reece]] of Eastern [[Tennessee]], expressed discontent with the limited time and scope of the investigation, stating:<ref>January 1, 1953. Final Report Of The Select Committee To Investigate Foundations And Other Organizations (Pursuant to H. Res. 561, 82d Cong.), p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

A member of the select committee, conservative Republican congressman [[B. Carroll Reece]] of Eastern [[Tennessee]], expressed discontent with the limited time and scope of the investigation, stating:<ref>January 1, 1953. [https://coxcommitteereport.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/4/139443759/82_h_rept_2514.pdf Final Report Of The Select Committee To Investigate Foundations And Other Organizations (Pursuant to H. Res. 561, 82d Cong.)], p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2021. Final Report, pp. 14. Retrieved October 4, 2021.</ref>

Final Report, pp. 14. Retrieved October 4, 2021.</ref>

{{cquote|As pointed out and stressed in this report, the select committee has had insufficient time for the magnitude of its task. Although I was unable to attend the full hearing I feel compelled to observe that, if a more comprehensive study is desired, the inquiry might be continued by the Eighty-third Congress with profit in view of the importance of the subject, the fact that tax-exempt funds in very large amounts are spent without public accountability or official supervision of any sort, and that, admittedly, considerable question able expenditures have been made.|||Carroll Reece}}

{{cquote|As pointed out and stressed in this report, the select committee has had in sufficient time for the magnitude of its task. Although I was unable to attend the full hearing I feel compelled to observe that, if a more comprehensive study is desired, the inquiry might be continued by the Eighty-third Congress with profit in view of the importance of the subject, the fact that tax-exempt funds in very large amounts are spent without public accountability or official supervision of any sort, and that, admittedly, considerable question able expenditures have been made.}}

===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 Rep. Reece.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> 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> The other remaining members of the Cox Committee still in the House ([[Brooks Hays]], [[Aime Forand]], and [[Richard Simpson]]) likewise voted against the resolution.

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 Rep. Reece.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> 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> The other remaining members of the Cox Committee still in the House ([[Brooks Hays]], [[Aime Forand]], and [[Richard Simpson]]) likewise voted against the resolution.

Notwithstanding his vote, Goodwin was placed onto the select committee (known as the '''[[Reece Committee]]''') along with Michigan conservative 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 differing 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 conservative 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, though expressed disagreement over the conclusions, submitting a differing assertion in which he expressed a concurrence for the report of the previous Cox Committee.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

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