Henry Hyde

Mr. HYDE

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Utah (Mr. Cannon), a member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, while the normal procedure grants 1 hour of debate on a privileged resolution, I propose doubling that time. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for 2 hours for the debate on H. Res. 581, 1 hour of which I intend to yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Conyers) for the purposes of debate only. And anybody on my side who was constrained to object, I hope they will withhold their objection so we can have the 2 hours of debate.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I can only say that we have had extensive discussions and I am fearful that there would be several objectors to that. So, I am constrained to offer the extra hour only and not go beyond that. I would suggest a special order tonight where everybody can speak as long and as loudly as they want.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield 1 hour to the distinguished minority ranking member on the Committee on the Judiciary, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. Parliamentary Inquiry

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner), a member of the committee.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. McHale).

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Canady), a member of the committee.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes the distinguished gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson).

Mr. HYDE. Yes, Mr. Speaker. I think 5 minutes on each side on the motion to recommit is justifiable, and I support the gentleman in his request.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), a member of the committee. (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. McCollum), a distinguished member of the committee. (Mr. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barr), a distinguished member of the committee. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield to me very briefly?

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I just want the record to be clear. My good friend the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Delahunt) talked about 60,000 pages that were released that were not reviewed or looked at. I want him to know, and I want everyone listening to know that every single page of anything that was released was reviewed, and things that were not released were reviewed by our staff. I also would like to point out that total time spent looking at these records by the Democrats, members of the Committee on the Judiciary on the Democrat side, were 21.81 hours. Six of them never came over to see the material. On the Republican side, 114.59 hours, and every Member came over to look at the material.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I will give the gentleman from Georgia additional time.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say to my friend that when the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Delahunt) says this has been done careless or in a slipshod manner not reviewing these things, it is important to know we took our job seriously. They were there to be reviewed. If my colleagues did not choose to do it, that is their option.

Mr. HYDE. You are welcome, Mr. Conyers.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman has every reason to inquire, and I would like to give the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barr) a total of 3 minutes for his generosity.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire as to the time remaining on both sides.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Inglis), a valued member of the committee.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Bryant), a member of our committee. (Mr. BRYANT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Dennis Kucinich).

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Kenny Hulshof).

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Chris Cox).