I'm opposed to censure, ... Whether or not one will be permitted, it's under discussion. It isn't ruled out, but it's not a dead-bang certainty either.
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The founding fathers gave the House of Representatives one function when it comes to cleansing the office of the presidency and that is impeachment, ... Whether or not a resolution of censure is appropriate is something beyond our constitutional authority.Henry Hyde
We work to make this country the kind of America they (U.S. veterans) were willing to die for, ... That's an America where the idea of sacred honor still has the power to stir men's souls. My solitary, solitary hope is that 100 years from today people will look back at what we've done and say, 'They kept the faith.'
Henry Hyde
Now we have heard from academia ... we're going to have more of the seminar tomorrow, ... But I will listen most intently to see if anybody, anybody, repudiates, rejects, rebuts the facts that have been contained and will soon again be housed in these boxes.
Henry Hyde
I'm just speculating. It's really for them to decide, ... But I think the imposition of a sanction -- I don't want to use punishment, because impeachment isn't punishment, it's a cleansing of the office -- it's really the stage, that stage, the penalty stage is in the Senate, not in the House.
Henry Hyde
I think it would be awkward to have an impeachment vote during a bombing in Iraq,
Henry Hyde
The only purpose for this being dredged up now is an obvious attempt to intimidate me, and it won't work,
Henry Hyde
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