Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill. talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in this Tuesday Sept. 22, 1998, file photo. The office of House Republican Leader John Boehner confirmed Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, that Hyde has died. He was 83. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)

Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde is seen in this May 1981 file photo in Illinois. Hyde, who served 32 years in Congress before retiring, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at a hospital in Chicago. He was 83. (AP Photo/File)

Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde is seen in Chicago in a Dec. 20, 1989, file photo. Hyde, who served 32 years in Congress before retiring, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at a hospital in Chicago. He was 83. (AP Photo/Charles Bennett, File)

Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill. is interviewed by The Associated Press on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Dec. 5, 2006, file photo. The office of House Republican Leader John Boehner confirmed Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, that Hyde has died. He was 83. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., attends a fund-raiser in Addison, Ill., in a March 13, 2006, file photo. The office of House Republican Leader John Boehner confirmed Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, that Hyde has died. He was 83. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)