NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I will depart from my prepared text directly to answer my good friend from Wisconsin. First of all, my friend, you know…”

“I will depart from my prepared text directly to answer my good friend from Wisconsin. First of all, my friend, you know it is an out and out falsehood; we will not take apples nor milk nor any food out of the mouths of the children of this country. Once again, let us engage in some elementary mathematics. We propose, as Republicans, to up the budget spent, to up the allocation to $200 million over what President Clinton asked for in the food program. We propose an increase of 4.5 percent for next year. We propose giving the power to feed these children to people on the front lines fighting the battle. I wish my friends on the other side would stop this demagoguery and deal with the facts, Mr. Speaker. Those are the facts and that is the difference we will make for America.”