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
There is a Second Amendment, there is a fundamental right that we're dealing with and therefore we should move expeditiously but not in a stampede. We're going to do this and we're going to do it right.
The only purpose for this being dredged up now is an obvious attempt to intimidate me, and it won't work,
Yes, I think the president should step down,
Our power has the grave liability of rendering our theories about the world immune from failure. But by becoming deaf to easily discerned warning signs, we may ignore long-term costs that result from our actions and dismiss reverses that should lead to a re-examination of our goals and means.
I think the charges against the president and Mr. Jordan are just that, charges,
I think the bill that the Senate passed is a good bill,
I think that the House has a lot less enthusiasm for the U.N. than exists outside the House.
I think a lot of people wish we would just go away, ... But we can't. We're going to see this thing through until they shut the door on us.
It is my hope and prayer we could finish by New Year's,
It appears that you have already made up your mind and that you believe a rush to judgment is appropriate without the airing of the facts or thoughtful consideration of the evidence,
He's been a very effective leader. I hate losing him,
Today it's our responsibility and our constitutional duty to review those materials referred to us and recommend to the House of Representatives whether the matter merits a further inquiry.
...Resolved, that William Jefferson Clinton, president of the United States ... in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and manipulated them judicial process of the United States for his personal gain and exoneration,
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.