Henry Hyde

Mr. HYDE

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Chabot], a very valued member of our committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Barr].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Goodlatte],

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas [Mr. Smith].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the very distinguished gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Hutchinson].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Florida [Mr. Miller].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Martini]. (Mr. MARTINI asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to another distinguished gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Upton].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Foley]. (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) of the constitutional amendment to balance our budget and especially the Barton amendment with the three-fifths provision. Almost 180 years ago, Mr. Chairman, Thomas Jefferson, a man well ahead of his time, stated, ``To preserve our independence we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.'' Now I have heard from a lot of people today saying, ``When the American public finds out how you are going to do this, they will be outraged.'' My colleagues, the American public is outraged now, is asking us, ``How do you do it? If I bounce a check, the bank will shut my account. If I go over my limit on my Master Card, they will cut my credit.'' The United States of America spends money it does not have while parents at home have to tell their children, ``You can't go to the University of Florida or Florida State. We have to keep you at home because we can't afford the tuition.'' Parents make those choices every day. The American Government must make those same choices. Mr. Chairman, we must balance this budget in order to assure future generations the same opportunities we have in this country.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from California [Mr. Packard]. (Mr. PACKARD asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to yield 2 minutes to the (Mr. HOUGHTON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE

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

Mr. HYDE. I believe that is correct. I have not been instructed otherwise, so it is correct.

Mr. HYDE. I hope with the superb cooperation I have come to expect from the distinguished gentleman from Michigan, we could finish it tomorrow.

Mr. HYDE. At most, the gentleman is exactly correct.

Mr. HYDE

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Saxton]. (Mr. SAXTON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. Schaefer]. (Mr. SCHAEFER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California [Mr. Cunningham].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Bryant], a member of the committee.

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. Hefley].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Frelinghuysen]. (Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Gekas]. (Mr. GEKAS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Sensenbrenner].

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. HYDE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute and 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Washington [Ms. Dunn].