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On the recordDecember 1, 1997
s future is more important than our future. If our country looks the other way, our country will lose its way. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 4 1 2 minutes. Mr. Speaker, the record of the House on something as important as impeachment should be as clear and accurate as it can be, and after yesterday
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Dec 1, 1997

The resolution, since reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, constitutes a question of privilege and may be called up at this time

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Impeachment is a special punishment reserved for the President and other federal civil officers. The Founders set an incredibly high bar for impeachment: At the time of the Constitutional Convention, High Crimes and Misdemeanors

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the gentleman from Illinois to the Committee on the Judiciary with the instruction that the committee immediately report back that resolution to the House with instructions that it contain our Democratic alternative.

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I urge my colleagues to do this today, for the future of the country, for the future of the United States of America.

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