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
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.
We fulfilled our oath of office to discharge our duty according to the Constitution and when elected officials do that, democracy works,
... withhold making any decision on whether or not to vote on articles of impeachment against President Clinton until the Judiciary Committee has reported any such articles.
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.
We think it would be helpful to hear from the president and we'd like to participate in any fair examination of him,
The time has come for the American people, for the members of Congress to get this report,
This is not the time to get angry at the Senate. At the same time, this is a strange process, one that we're not familiar with. In terms of making a case, the question of the production of witnesses, it has been rendered difficult.
A decision whether to hold hearings will be based on the information developed during this review. I am hopeful that the attorney general will cooperate fully by making all necessary documents and personnel available to the committee,
As it stands, the situation is both strange and unusual in that the Indian authorities know more about this important proposal than we in Congress.
As in any court proceeding, witnesses are necessary during a trial so that evidence may be thoroughly weighed and tested before a conviction,
That's what you want to do if you want to win too badly,
Do you really cleanse the office as provided in the Constitution or do you use the Air Wick of a censure resolution? ... A censure is something that is a device, a way of avoiding ... an up or down on impeachment.
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.