Henry Hyde

I believe the President violated this oath, and, by violating the oath, Mr.

I submit a statement on behalf of all four articles of impeachment for my side.

I ask that a letter received from Senator Bob Dole dated today be placed in the record.

I think that we should stick with the Constitution.

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

I urge my colleagues to permit us to vote on something which is important, and that is censure.

I suggest we continue with this impeachment process.

I submit to every Member of this House, are obstruction.

I believe it is crucial to our deliberations on impeachment.

Page H11833 The leading Supreme Court case on perjury I think really points out the fact that that issue was not perjury

S rights, rights which the President is sworn to protect. It is about a private citizen

To an issue that is under question. In the House of Representatives, we call this germaneness.

I believe we are in active pursuit of these goals, and I give great credit to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.

The gentleman from Michigan for yielding this time to me and commend him for the leadership that he has exerted as we have worked on this side in order to offer a fair and a balanced alternative to the resolution of inquiry.

I asked for unanimous consent, and at this time I will submit for the Record an article out of the Wall Street Journal entitled Religion Should Not Be Used as a Political Tool,'' signed by 85 religious scholars.

I believe that we send the wrong message to Saddam Hussein, to the British, to the Chinese and to the Russians, to be on the floor of this House today, when we could be here Sunday or Monday or Tuesday.

S failure to deal directly with the Paula Jones lawsuit years ago, and then of course at the same time over the years, including the 18 months under investigation, while under investigation by the Independent Counsel

I believe it must be done fully beyond a doubt and without rancor or vengeance--complying with every woven thread of the Constitution.

I think the time has come to pause and consider the long-term consequences of removing this President from office based on the evidence at hand.

I urge my colleagues to oppose an inquiry resolution that does not say when it will end or what it will cover, and instead, support the focused, fair, and expeditious Democratic alternative.

I believe that the majority has used its raw voting power to create a proposal that could result in a wide-ranging and lengthy impeachment inquiry.

I think it is time that we uphold our constitutional responsibilities, not debase them.

I believe it is now clear that the Page H11864 President has violated both his oath of office and the oath he took to tell the truth.

I believe although the President's behavior was deplorable, I believe he has not committed a high crime and misdemeanor.

I believe that a more rational response to the President's actions would be a strongly worded resolution of censure.