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Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In the attorney general's race, he successfully rebuffed charges that he had sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>J. Lee Annis, ''Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi,'' Google Books, 2016.</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>"Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republican," ''The Huffington Post,''May 12, 2009.</ref> Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>

Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. He similarly voted in 1953 against re-enacting the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations,<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 August 8, 2021.</ref> following ineptitude in the previous Congress when it was chaired by Georgia Democrat segregationist Edward Eugene "Gene" Cox.<ref>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 8, 2021.</ref> The

 

A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In the attorney general's race, he successfully rebuffed charges that he had sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>J. Lee Annis, ''Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi,'' Google Books, 2016.</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>"Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republican," ''The Huffington Post,''May 12, 2009.</ref> Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>

In 1966, Javits was one of only three Republican senators to vote against [[Everett Dirksen]]'s [[school prayer]] amendment.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1966/s451 TO PASS S. J. RES 144, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING SCHOOL PRAYERS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref>

In 1966, Javits was one of only three Republican senators to vote against [[Everett Dirksen]]'s [[school prayer]] amendment.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1966/s451 TO PASS S. J. RES 144, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING SCHOOL PRAYERS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref>