Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde
Henry John Hyde, an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs which included O'Hare International Airport. He chaired the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007. He gained national attention for his leadership role in managing the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 April 1924
CountryUnited States of America
When all the distractions and diversions have been made, at the end of it all we're about one mighty task, and that's vindicating the rule of law, ... Therefore, it's very important that we don't get sidetracked by attempts to cut deals or cry wolf about partisanship, but keep our eye on the ball.
We might have to streamline and consolidate some of these charges, but we have no present intention of dropping any,
the series of checks and balances that exemplify the genius of our founding fathers.
The statute of limitations has long since passed on my youthful indiscretions. Suffice it to say, Cherie Snodgrass and I were good friends a long, long time ago. After Mr. Snodgrass confronted my wife, the friendship ended and my marriage remained intact.
The statute of limitations has long since passed on my youthful indiscretions, ... Suffice it to say, Cherie Snodgrass and I were good friends a long, long time ago. After Mr. Snodgrass confronted my wife, the friendship ended and my marriage remained intact.
The Senate shouldn't tell us how to try our case,
The time has come for the American people, for the members of Congress to get this report,
We went over a series of suggested redactions concerning personal data, irrelevancies embarrassing things that have no relation to the subject of what we're looking at, ... It's laborious, but we made a lot of progress.
As the Postal Service has evolved, I have become increasingly concerned about its uncertain antitrust status, ... As we go forward, I believe that we must re-examine the continued viability of the Postal Service's antitrust immunity if it is to compete against private businesses.
Do we still have a government of laws and not of men? Does the law apply to some people with force and ferocity while the powerful are immune? Do we have one set of laws for the officers and another for the enlisted? Should we? These are but a few questions these hearings are intended to explore.
We think it would be helpful to hear from the president and we'd like to participate in any fair examination of him,
Most informed people agree that the U.N. is in desperate need of reform,
I wish it never happened, ... I wish this sad chapter wasn't opened, but you have to do your duty, whether it's pleasant or whether it's onerous, and I think America needs some reassurance that people do have principles and do have a conscience and are going to vote their principles and their conscience.
I think if we get into the middle of next week and the personnel are still being held, the intensity of this and the danger escalates,