Henry Hyde
The Public Record
I believe that the President's actions, while immoral and irresponsible, were not treasonous, and do not meet the high test of impeachment as intended by our Founders.
I yield such time as he may consume to the Page H11853 gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr.
I think standing for the rule of law includes the following: that the Nation's chief law enforcement officer cannot commit perjury and remain in office.
for purposes of debate only, I yield 1 hour to the distinguished minority ranking member on the Committee on the Judiciary, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr
I asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks and to include extraneous material.
I believe the Republican majority has squandered that, and, by doing so, has set in motion a process that is too much about partisanship and not enough about statesmanship.
s case is overwhelming, that he has abused and violated the public trust. In this Nation, all men are created equal. Simply put, the President in our representative democracy is not a sovereign who is above the law. Tomorrow I shall cast a…
I think the facts are overwhelming that he gave false, misleading and perjurious testimony to the Congress as part of our inquiry.
I urge Members to vote against impeachment on principle, mindful of our oath of office, understanding our duty to our constituents, to the Constitution and to the future.
I think that most Americans, including many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle agree that the President did in fact lie under oath and commit perjury.
s behavior with Monica Lewinsky, but neither is this about so-called legitimate charges of perjury, obstruction of justice, or abuse of power. It has been clearly shown time and time again that none of that occurred. What this is about is…
I believe some Members of Congress are forgetting, ignoring, or perhaps do not understand the proper role of the House in an impeachment proceeding.





