Henry Hyde: “But the gentleman knows that sure punishment and swift punishment is a deterrence, and that is the answer to the…”

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

On May 11, 2006, I was absent for the following procedural votes. Had I been present, I would have voted: Rollcall No. 137, on motion to adjourn, ``nay''; Rollcall No. 138, on motion to adjourn, ``nay.'' ____________________

An unrelenting Government assault on property rights, fueled by a dangerous and emotional vigilante mentality that sanctions shredding the U.S. Constitution into meaningless confetti.

I certainly would like to prevent, if I could legally, anybody having an abortion--a rich woman, a middle-class woman, or a poor woman.