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
That is a spin from out of nowhere, ... All I know is every time I give advice to Newt, he nods his head affirmatively.
I don't think indicting and criminally trying him after what we have all been through is going to be helpful to the country,
In debating the pros and cons of gun control, we cannot avoid our responsibility by ignoring the deeper, cultural and spiritual problems evidenced by the violent conduct of the accused juveniles in Littleton and Conyers,
I think the bill that the Senate passed is a good bill,
The Downing Street memo does not raise anything new. The decision to go to war in Iraq and the intelligence surrounding the decision have been examined, and re-examined and re-examined.
I have pledged to try to finish this inquiry by the end of the year, ... However, if we continue to revisit this issue over and over again, the Committee may be delayed in completing its important work.
If you agree that perjury and obstruction of justice have been committed and yet you vote down the conviction ... you raise the most serious questions of whether the president is, in fact, subject to the law or whether we are beginning a restoration of the divine right of kings,
These are not trivial matters. These are not partisan matters. These are matters of justice, the justice that each of you has taken a solemn oath to serve in this trial,
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.
As in any court proceeding, witnesses are necessary during a trial so that evidence may be thoroughly weighed and tested before a conviction,
The inquiry will focus on whether the use of such force was necessary or appropriate,
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,
That's what you want to do if you want to win too badly,
This is a complex agreement with profound implications. Congress will need to take a close look.