NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “But let me say in candor to my friend from Florida, Mr. Speaker, that it is distressing to use partial quotes that are…”

“But let me say in candor to my friend from Florida, Mr. Speaker, that it is distressing to use partial quotes that are, in fact, the product of historical revisionism to try and score debating points. Here is the exact quote from the Speaker of the House, as misquoted by my friends in the minority. Quote, ``You know, we tell Boris Yeltsin, `Get rid of centralized command bureaucracies. Go to the marketplace.' OK. What do you think the Health Care Financing Administration is? It is a centralized command bureaucracy. It is everything we are telling Boris Yeltsin to get rid of. Now, we don't get rid of it in round one because we don't think it is politically smart. We don't think that's the right way to go through a transition. But we believe it is going to wither on the vine because we think seniors are voluntarily going to leave it.'' Voluntarily. End quote. It refers, Mr. Speaker, to the Health Care Financing Administration, and not the program known as Medicare.”