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Henry Hyde: “You are getting me in trouble here. I would work very hard for the gentleman's vote. Let me just say this to you: There…”

On the recordJune 7, 1995
You are getting me in trouble here. I would work very hard for the gentleman's vote. Let me just say this to you: There is no question that a law on the books has to be taken into account by a President. He may think it is unconstitutional, but to just deliberately flout a law that is on the books and has not been declared unconstitutional would be very foolish. So I do not think you can read into the fact that they considered the existence of this law that it animated them to do anything. Common sense and the President's own military experience and service in Congress required him to consult, and he did.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois
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Discussing the importance of adhering to existing laws during a debate.

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