Honorable Henry J. Hyde
United States Representative, Illinois, Republican
Representative Hyde, of the Sixth District of Illinois,was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1974.From 1966 to 1974, he served in the Illinois House of Representatives,where he was Majority Leader from 1971 to 1972. He is a memberof the International Relations Committee and Chairman of the HouseJudiciary Committee. The following statement is from the Housefloor debate of December 18, 1998, on H.Res. 611, impeaching WilliamJefferson Clinton, President of the United States, for high crimesand misdemeanors.I wish to talk about the rule of law. After months of argument,hours of debate, there is no need for further complexity. Thequestion…
