Henry Hyde: “I urge the Congress to immediately censure the President--and begin the process to heal the breach of trust that engulfs…”

Members of this Committee know the story of how Congressman Henry Hyde changed his mind when the 1982 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act was in play by virtue of the facts and the testimony that he saw.

The more valuable our dissent into weakness, dissension and inaction, the greater the aid and comfort we give to our enemies.

Someone once said brevity is the soul of eloquence. I shall attempt to emulate that by saying we are happy to accept this excellent amendment.

I was simply going to suggest to my good friend, Mr. Berman, that while you are looking for patterns of conduct, think of the Libya example. Mr. Khadaffi might just turn in all their weapons. That is entirely possible.