Henry Hyde.
American member of the United States House of Representatives (1924–2007)
DAVID BEREIT: Pro-Life Movement Sends A Clear Message About A Political Liability For Republicans
Representative Henry Hyde’s legacy is slipping away before our eyes. Since 1977, Rep. Hyde’s hard-won and bipartisan Hyde Amendment has prohibited the taxpayer funding of abortion in healthcare bills and saved an…
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About Henry 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. Hyde is most famous for being a vocal opponent of abortion; to this end, he was the primary sponsor of the Hyde Amendment, which largely bars the payment of abortions with federal funds.
Everything about Henry Hyde →- Occupation
- politician, military officer, lawyer, basketball player
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the Illinois House of Representatives, Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, delegate
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 18, 1924
- Died
- November 29, 2007