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Revision as of 13:41, October 31, 2007
Henry John Hyde (b. April 18, 1924) was a conservative pro-life leader in Congress for 30 years, and chairing the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001. He represented the safely Republican 6th District of Illinois.
His most prominent accomplishment was the Hyde Amendment to the appropriations bill, which prohibits the spending of federal taxpayer money on therapeutic abortions. Each year the Hyde Amendment must be reenacted as part of the annual appropriations.