Henry J. Hyde Official Bio

Henry J. Hyde

Henry John Hyde was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs. He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007. He is most famous for writing the Hyde Amendment, as a vocal abortion opponent. Wikipedia*

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Henry J. Hyde has 789 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1979 House Highlight. The year with the most videos was 1998 with 70 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1984 with an average of 10,509 views per program. Most appearances with Newt Gingrich (25), Bob Michel (14), Dick Armey (10). Most common tags: Republican National Convention, Republican Party, Persian Gulf War.

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U.S. Representative, R-IL 6th January 3, 1975 - January 3, 2007 Videos: 780

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