[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                TRIBUTE TO FORMER MEMBER GERALD SOLOMON

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I think most of my colleagues now are aware 
of the very sad news of the passing of our former colleague, Gerald 
Solomon, last Friday.
  Jerry Solomon was a wonderful individual. He was a beloved figure 
both in this House and in his district in New York and across the 
country. He was an inspiration to so many of us. I had the privilege of 
succeeding him as chairman of the House Committee on Rules, and he 
provided me with a lot of direction, a lot of encouragement, and he 
often gave me lots of orders, too, some of which I followed.
  He was an individual who was so proud of the United States of 
America. Today, people are regularly wearing American flags on their 
lapel. Jerry Solomon, when I first met him in 1978, wore a flag on his 
lapel and always did because he was a dedicated Marine. He was an 
individual who obviously loved his family, and he loved this 
institution and the United States of America.
  Mr. Speaker, I would simply like to, on behalf of all of our 
colleagues, extend condolences to his wonderful wife, Freda, and the 
Solomon family, and to say that we truly miss a very, very dear friend, 
and we are all proud of the wonderful service that he provided to the 
United States of America.

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