On the Claim by Senator Tydings that the Republican-Controlled 80th Congress of 1948 Had Already Examined the Lee List (One of the Main Sources that McCarthy Had Leaned Upon for His Senate Testimony) and Concluded that it Was No Big Deal

This is one of the biggest lies in American political history. The fact of the matter is that Congressmen Stefan, Taber, Chenoweth, Busbey, Judd, and others had all voiced significant concern and outrage at the seeming lack of security in the State Department...and for the court historians to constantly sweep this fact under the carpet is an outrage....................................................................................................From the Congressional Record of 1948 - "The investigation of the Appropriations Committee indicated a very large number of Communists on the rolls of the State Department......they have employed people whose record according to their own files is not such that any loyal American could trust them." Congressman John Taber.    In addition - "It becomes necessary due to the gravity of the situation to call your attention to a condition that has developed and still flourishes in the State Department under the direction of Dean Acheson. It is evident that there is a deliberate, calculated program being carried on not only to protect Communist personnel in high places, but to reduce security and intelligence protection to a nullity......." Senator Homer Ferguson.......Yeah, no big deal indeed.