Henry Hyde

I urge my colleagues to reject this Republican double standard which exalts the Speaker and moves to impeach the President.

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

The gentleman from Massachusetts that it was the President's own Democrat Attorney General who appointed this Independent Counsel, believing there was credible evidence that needed to be investigated.

I ask the Republicans do they deny the President admitted to an inappropriate relationship to the grand jury?

I believe is right, what is fair, what is appropriate, and what is demanded to address the consequences of the actions of President William Jefferson Clinton.

I believe is right, what is fair, what is appropriate, and what is demanded to address the consequences of the actions of President Clinton.

I think that we on this committee in our effort to fairly evaluate the President's activities will show the American people that all men are treated equally under the law.

I believe that the damage to the State and to the integrity of government occurs when those in high office violate a court oath and a constitutional oath to faithfully execute the laws.

S testimony to the grand jury and his statement to the Nation, I was the first Member of this House on either side of the aisle to come to this floor and condemn the President

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 urge Members to step outside the passion of their convictions and think about our obligations to the Constitution, to our constituents and the American people before we cast this vote.

I ask these questions: Do actions such as lying under oath and to the American people, as well as suborning perjury from other witnesses help to faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States?

I submit to my colleagues that the better question that we all ought to be concerned about as Members of Congress, as American citizens, do we want to dumb- down, do we want to lower the expectation of the conduct of the chief law…

I believed that the conduct of this President had threatened our Nation's security or undermined the operation of our government, or put at risk the principles of our democracy, I would vote to impeach.

I believe the majority is pursuing a path of immoderation, disregarding even a consideration of the wishes of a vast majority of the American people regarding penalizing this President with censure and not impeachment.

I believe some Members of Congress are forgetting, ignoring, or perhaps do not understand the proper role of the House in an impeachment proceeding.

I submit that if we vote to impeach President Clinton for his offenses we will have committed an offense more grievous, because we will have nullified the votes of 97 million Americans.

I submit that if we vote to impeach President Clinton for his offenses, we have committed an offense more grievous because we will have nullified the votes of 97 million Americans.

I submit that it will be extremely difficult to impeach and convict a President unless there is some consensus throughout the country and bipartisan support in Congress to do so.

I urge the Congress to immediately censure the President--and begin the process to heal the breach of trust that engulfs us now.

I urge this Congress to immediately censure the President, begin the process to heal the breach of trust that engulfs us.

I ask my colleagues to pardon my ignorance, but I am not a lawyer and I have not been impressed with the legal gymnastics of the Committee on the Judiciary hearings.

I believe it reached constitutional proportions when the denial of a civil rights of another citizen is directed by the President of the United States.

I think it is important to follow the constitutional and historical precedents of the House of Representatives in that censure is not an alternative.

S actions. They were repugnant, embarrassing and immoral. But this is not a constitutional forum for judging such behavior and exacting punishment. The President