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Although undermined by House Minority Leader [[Sam Rayburn]] and President Eisenhower,<ref name=thenewamerican/> the Reece Committee managed to expose plots by major foundations who sought to subvert American society towards [[internationalist]], left-wing ideologies.

Although undermined by House Minority Leader [[Sam Rayburn]] and President Eisenhower,<ref name=thenewamerican/> the Reece Committee managed to expose plots by major foundations who sought to subvert American society towards [[internationalist]], left-wing ideologies.

Due to Reece's homosexuality scandal in the early 1920s, he failed to rule [[Wayne L. Hays]] (no relation to Brooks Hays) out of order in the hearings when the latter exhibited excessively rude behavior, as the Ohio representative could then publicize the incident in retaliation.<ref name=thenewamerican/>

Due to Reece's arrest for homosexuality in the early 1920s, he failed to rule Democrat committee member [[Wayne L. Hays]] (no relation to Brooks Hays) out of order in the hearings when the latter exhibited excessively rude behavior, as the Ohio representative could then publicize the past scandal in retaliation.<ref name=thenewamerican/>

[[File:Wayne Hayes bioguide picture.jpg|thumb|left|Wayne Hays intentionally obstructed and derailed the Reece Committee's hearings.]]

[[File:Wayne Hayes bioguide picture.jpg|thumb|left|Wayne Hays intentionally obstructed and derailed the Reece Committee's hearings.]]