Gerald B. H. Solomon said "it is always a rare pleasure--and I do mean rare--to come to this floor in support of a rule out of the Rules Committee. As my colleagues are aware, nearly 80 percent of the rules in this Congress have restricted the amendment process. So bringing a nearly open rule to this floor is indeed a pleasurable experience. As a poet once put it, ``Sweet is pleasure after pain.'' And believe me, some of the gag rules we have had to swallow have been very painful. So today we feel a little like the guy who has been hit over the head repeatedly with a club. It feels so good when it stops. And hopefully, it will continue to stop. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee has reported a modified open rule on H.R. 6, the Improving America's Schools Act. The only restriction on amendments is that they be printed in the Congressional Record prior to this Friday, February 25." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 24, 1994

it is always a rare pleasure--and I do mean rare--to come to this floor in support of a rule out of the Rules Committee. As my colleagues are aware, nearly 80 percent of the rules in this Congress have restricted the amendment process. So bringing a nearly open rule to this floor is indeed a pleasurable experience. As a poet once put it, ``Sweet is pleasure after pain.'' And believe me, some of the gag rules we have had to swallow have been very painful. So today we feel a little like the guy who has been hit over the head repeatedly with a club. It feels so good when it stops. And hopefully, it will continue to stop. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee has reported a modified open rule on H.R. 6, the Improving America's Schools Act. The only restriction on amendments is that they be printed in the Congressional Record prior to this Friday, February 25.

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Gerald B. H. Solomon

New York

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Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the importance of a nearly open rule for amending legislation.

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