[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 140 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                A TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JERRY SOLOMON

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                               speech of

                             HON. JOE SKEEN

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 6, 1998

  Mr. SKEEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special recognition to 
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Solomon) who announced retirement from 
Congress at the end of the 105th Congressional session earlier this 
year.
  I am pleased to have served with Chairman Solomon throughout most of 
his career in the House of Representatives. Working together, we have 
served as members of the minority and majority party in Congress and 
have always held principle over politics.
  We're going to miss Mr. Solomon next year. Under his tenure as 
Chairman of the Rules Committee since 1995, he has conducted himself 
and his panel with the utmost of duty and respect for all colleagues in 
the House of Representatives. Prior to being selected to serve as 
Chairman of the House Rules Committee in 1995, he served with 
distinction as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the 
House Veterans Affairs panel.
  I would also like to commend Mr. Solomon for his steadfast support 
and active leadership for a strong national defense throughout his 
entire membership in the House of Representatives. We're all proud of 
his service with the United States Marines during the Korean War.
  Prior to coming to Congress, Mr. Solomon served five years as 
supervisor of the Town of Queensbury and five years as a Warren County 
legislator in the New York State Legislature, before being elected to 
Congress in 1978.
  As an active member of the House Task Force on National Defense 
Policy, Mr. Solomon is the former chairman and is still a member of the 
Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Task Force. Since 1982, Congressman 
Solomon has served as a congressional delegate to the North Atlantic 
Assembly, the political arm of the NATO Alliance. Presently, he serves 
as Vice President of that Assembly.
  I send my heartfelt thanks for your leadership in the House of 
Representatives and best wishes to you and your family during your days 
of retirement.

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