NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I will admit the fact that the gentleman from Texas comes to the floor, taking what is a positive piece of legislation…”

“I will admit the fact that the gentleman from Texas comes to the floor, taking what is a positive piece of legislation, and tearing it asunder, because if there is genuine concern on the part of those who represent all 435 districts in this House about campaign finance abuses, Mr. Speaker, the first place we should look is down at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett) just mentioned China. It is a sad fact that the President of the United States, on numerous occasions, sought the help of the Chinese Communists in his reelection campaign. It is a sadder fact that the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party was active in soliciting funds from the Chinese Government. I would just ask Members of this body, if we want to have a real political donnybrook and tug-of-war, we can do that. Never mind the recent amnesia about the fact that every tax bill debate here comes under a closed rule. So we debate the merits of the tax bill. If my friends were interested in genuine reform, how curious it is that no action was taken in the Committee on Government Reform, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) in the chair.”