▁future ▁mayor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁She ▁cha ired ▁historic ▁hear ings ▁on ▁government ▁secre cy . ▁She ▁was ▁chair ▁of ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Government ▁Information ▁and ▁Ind ividual ▁Rights . ▁She ▁was ▁voted ▁by ▁her ▁colle agues ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁influ ential ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁as ▁reported ▁in ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report . ▁Although ▁they ▁were ▁b anned ▁on ▁the ▁House ▁floor , ▁Ab zug ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁color ful ▁and ▁v ibr ant ▁h ats . ▁She ▁fam ously ▁rem ind ed ▁all ▁who ▁adm ired ▁them : ▁" It ' s ▁what ' s ▁under ▁the ▁hat ▁that ▁counts !" ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Ab zug ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁bi - part isan ▁deleg ation ▁sent ▁to ▁Sa ig on ▁by ▁President ▁Ger ald ▁Ford ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁situation ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁Ab zug ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁opp ose ▁continued ▁military ▁and ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁to ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁yet ▁her ▁views ▁quickly ▁gained ▁support ▁in ▁Congress . ▁Ab zug ▁herself ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁later ▁told ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁President ▁Th ieu ▁directly ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁would ▁not ▁provide ▁" one ▁more ▁doll ar " ▁of ▁support . ▁The ▁controvers ial ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁support ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁▁ ▁Ab zug ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Z ion ism