NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “Earlier this morning, I came to this well reflecting on the difference between holding public office and being engaged…”

“Earlier this morning, I came to this well reflecting on the difference between holding public office and being engaged in public service. Public office is not a prerequisite for public service. Neither, Mr. Speaker, is public office a prerequisite for holding the public trust. It is in that spirit that I again come to the well to cite apparently falsified documents utilized by CBS News in portraying the service record in the Texas Air National Guard of our Commander in Chief. Mr. Speaker, two questions need to be answered: What did Dan Rather know, and when did he know it? Understand, we believe in the first amendment; Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press. All we ask, Mr. Speaker, is that Dan Rather answer those two questions.”