NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “Mr. Chairman, I heard earlier from another Member that we were going to attempt to inject a little reality into the…”

“Mr. Chairman, I heard earlier from another Member that we were going to attempt to inject a little reality into the debate. The preceding attempt was in vain, so let me do it for us assembled here tonight. My colleagues, there are differences of opinion honestly held. But I would caution us all not to become so obsessed with process that we fail to deal with the issue at hand. The reality is the gentleman from Washington has offered an amendment that I think is all together proper and one that we should all support because it adds greatly needed funds in an area where the need is acute: $24 million for the--I am sorry, $2 million--$22 million, forgive me, I stand corrected, and I thank my colleagues for that really unprecedented bipartisan cooperation to get the numbers right here tonight, $22 million to help Americans who have been ravaged by a horrible disease. That is the question. Not the other process, not the alleged road map of intrigue. This is the simple question, an up or down question on helping these Americans.”