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Article: The Henry Hyde I Knew
- Article from:
- Human Life Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Human Life Foundation, Incorporated Winter 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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More than 30 years ago, I walked on to the floor of the House of Representatives on my first day as a congressional page, fidgeting in a new blue suit and trying desperately to hide the fact that I was terrified. I was immediately pushed into a scrum of representatives and pages running about in the midst of a close vote on a piece of legislation. Nobody really noticed the teenager being shoved around like flotsam and jetsam until I felt a huge hand grab me by the arm and pull me into a member's seat. I looked up at a tall man in an outrageously bright canary-yellow suit and a smile to match. It was Henry Hyde. While I was a Democratic page, he spotted me from across the room and ran over ...
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