mr. chairman , i yield myself such time as i may consume .  mr. chairman , i thank the gentleman from california for his leadership and also the gentlewoman from nevada .  but i do want to take this time , mr. chairman , to recognize the extraordinary leadership of the gentleman from illinois ( chairman hyde ) of the committee on international relations .  the gentleman from illinois is truly a man with a backbone of steel and a heart of gold .  he is an icon of this institution ; and i , for one , know i am joined by every member of this house in thanking him for his leadership on this bill and the number of other measures that he has worked on and done such a tremendous job with .  i am proud to be here in support of the henry j. hyde u.n .  reform bill , and i know my colleagues join me in thanking the gentleman from illinois ( chairman hyde ) for all that he does .  in paraphrasing a well-known phrase , i would like to just say , mr. chairman , i sleep better every night knowing that henry hyde is here fighting for america .  