We are not delegates who are sent here to weigh our mail every day and then to vote accordingly. There are issue of transcendent importance that you have to be willing to lose your office over ... I'm willing to lose my seat any day in the week rather than sell out.
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The President's grand jury testimony and televised address have raised renewed speculation about future actions of the Congress and the House Judiciary Committee in particular. If the Independent Counsel has any substantial and credible information that may constitute grounds for impeachment, he has an explicit statutory duty to send a report to the House. If and when the Independent Counsel sends such a report, it is reasonable to expect answers to many as yet unanswered questions. It is our Constitutional duty to provide a fair, full and independent review of these facts in their proper context. Until then, we simply should not speculate about how the House would proceed.Henry Hyde
This is a lousy job but somebody has to do it ... No one looks forward to this traumatic journey that we're about to enter on,
Henry Hyde
As in any court proceeding, witnesses are necessary during a trial so that evidence may be thoroughly weighed and tested before a conviction,
Henry Hyde
We fulfilled our oath of office to discharge our duty according to the Constitution and when elected officials do that, democracy works,
Henry Hyde
I have pledged to try to finish this inquiry by the end of the year, ... However, if we continue to revisit this issue over and over again, the Committee may be delayed in completing its important work.
Henry Hyde
Today it's our responsibility and our constitutional duty to review those materials referred to us and recommend to the House of Representatives whether the matter merits a further inquiry.
Henry Hyde
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