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Patman voted for the resolutions in 1952<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/82-1952/h133 H RES 561. RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref> and 1953<ref>[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 September 23, 2021.</ref> 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<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/82-1952/h133 H RES 561. RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref> and 1953<ref>[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 September 23, 2021.</ref> 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]]. | ||
| − | Although the Cox Committee's investigation was not very in-depth and the final report whitewashed [[subversive]] activities by tax-exempt major foundations, it quietly recommended a new probe to determine whether foundations used 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 23, 2021.</ref> Although Reece ignored this aspect and only focused on subversion, Patman took the initiative to investigate further. | + | Although the Cox Committee's investigation was not very in-depth and the final report whitewashed [[subversive]] activities by tax-exempt major foundations, it quietly recommended a new probe to determine whether foundations used 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 23, 2021.</ref> |
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| + | Although Reece ignored this aspect and only focused on subversion, Patman took the initiative to investigate further. As the chair of the Select Committee on Small Business (known as the '''Patman Committee'''), the published 1963 report attacked foundations amidst new monopolies were subsidized at taxpayer expense.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> It also unearthed the [[CIA]] funneling money to groups with no government connections. | ||
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| John William Wright Patman | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st Congressional District From: March 4, 1929 – March 7, 1976 | |||
| Predecessor | Eugene Black | ||
| Successor | Sam B. Hall | ||
| Former State Representative from Texas's 2nd District From: January 11, 1921 – January 13, 1925 | |||
| Predecessor | J. D. Newton | ||
| Successor | George W. Coody | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
John William Wright Patman (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976), known as Wright Patman, was a populist Democrat and liberal[1] segregationist from Texas who represented the state's 1st congressional district in Congress for over five decades. A supporter of the New Deal and similar federal initiatives, Patman consistently maintained left-wing stances on economics throughout his career.
Patman was previously a state representative from District 2 in the lower state legislature.
U.S. House of Representatives
Patman first ran for the House in 1928, facing incumbent Democrat Eugene Black in the Democrat primary. After campaigning on a populist platform attacking Black as being too pro-business, he won the party nomination and easily emerged victorious in the general election.[2][3]
During the Herbert Hoover's second term, Patman backed a resolution by Pennsylvania Republican Louis T. McFadden to impeach the president.[2] He also advocated legislation to provide more benefits to veterans.
In the FDR era, Patman consistently supported New Deal programs even after Roosevelt's second term, a stance not common among many Southern Democrats.[2] His ideology and voting patterns were rooted in the Democratic Party's Jacksonian traditions in fiercely attacking large businesses and banks.
Tax-exempt foundations and Patman Committee
Patman voted for the resolutions in 1952[4] and 1953[5] which established and re-established the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations.[2] 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.
Although the Cox Committee's investigation was not very in-depth and the final report whitewashed subversive activities by tax-exempt major foundations, it quietly recommended a new probe to determine whether foundations used their privileges for the purpose of tax evasion.[6]
Although Reece ignored this aspect and only focused on subversion, Patman took the initiative to investigate further. As the chair of the Select Committee on Small Business (known as the Patman Committee), the published 1963 report attacked foundations amidst new monopolies were subsidized at taxpayer expense.[2] It also unearthed the CIA funneling money to groups with no government connections.
References
- ↑ Grant, Jr., Philip A. Patman, John William Wright (1893–1976). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 FascinatingPolitics (July 3, 2021). Texas Legends #7: Wright Patman. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ TX District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1928. Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ H RES 561. RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ 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 September 23, 2021.
- ↑ Samson, Steven Alan. Charity For All: B. Carroll Reece and the Tax-Exempt Foundations. Liberty University. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress