Norma Torres: “Mr. Speaker, it gives me a great honor to stand here with so many of my colleagues and pay tribute to a great American…”

“Mr. Speaker, it gives me a great honor to stand here with so many of my colleagues and pay tribute to a great American, Jerry Solomon. And as has been just mentioned, he and I will exit here together. We will not be here next term. But I feel a good feeling leaving with a person like Jerry Solomon from these hallowed chambers. I have watched him over the years perform his job, as many of my colleagues here have mentioned, with great diligence and great dedication. Tough, but with well meaning in his heart. Honorably. We talk about an ex-marine, a model marine. That he is. I had the distinct privilege to travel with him to South Korea recently where we visited the DMZ, and I was so proud to stand with him on that line where he described his negotiations with the North Koreans, along with former Representative Sonny Montgomery, as they negotiated to bring back American bodies from that war-torn land. It was, indeed, an inspiration to be there with him.”