NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I would remind the House, Mr. Speaker, that in passing the rule for the authorization bill there was a self-executing…”

“I would remind the House, Mr. Speaker, that in passing the rule for the authorization bill there was a self-executing amendment sponsored by myself, by the chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Stump), and my colleague the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Redmond) celebrating his one year anniversary of service in this House today. Perhaps this will afford other Members who perhaps failed to vote for the rule an opportunity to join with us to stand firm to protect veterans' programs, as we stated in the rule. So, in that spirit of bipartisanship, if this would afford Members who avoided voting for the rule on authorization, if they want a second bite at the apple, well, that is fine, because it also restates the intent of a majority of us who have gone on record in this House with a vote to say absolutely, keep veterans' programs intact; do not even contemplate spending any of that money.”