[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H14162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE LIFE OF REPRESENTATIVE HENRY HYDE

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, last week, America lost a true statesman 
when Henry Hyde passed away at the age of 83.
  Representative Hyde was a student of American history, a 
constitutional scholar, a thoughtful legislator, and a skillful orator. 
But above all, he will be remembered as a man of integrity who stood 
for the most basic principles of liberty, justice, and, above all, 
respect for life.
  On November 5, President Bush awarded Mr. Hyde the Presidential Medal 
of Freedom, the very highest honor the President can bestow on an 
American citizen.
  In his first term, Henry Hyde offered an amendment that ensured that 
Americans who believe in the sanctity of life would not see their 
taxpayer dollars go to the funding of abortion. That was just the 
beginning of Henry's long legislative career spent working to protect 
the sanctity of human life.
  I urge the Democrat leadership to bring the bipartisan H. Res. 843 to 
the floor for a vote. It would be a mark on this body if we did not 
honor the life and work of a man of character like Henry Hyde.

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