[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 3 (Monday, January 8, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 21--RECOGNIZING THE UNCOMMON VALOR OF WESLEY AUTREY 
                         OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK

  Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Schumer) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                               S. Res. 21

       Whereas Wesley Autrey is a citizen of New York, New York;
       Whereas Wesley Autrey is a veteran of the United States 
     Navy;
       Whereas Wesley Autrey has been a member in good standing of 
     the Construction and General Building Laborers' Local 79 
     since 1996;
       Whereas Wesley Autrey witnessed a fellow subway passenger 
     suffer from a seizure and fall onto the train tracks;
       Whereas Wesley Autrey was compelled by his belief that he 
     should ``do the right thing'' and serve as an example to his 
     2 young daughters;
       Whereas Wesley Autrey demonstrated uncommon valor and 
     tremendous bravery in diving onto the train tracks to save 
     the life of his fellow subway passenger only moments before 
     an incoming train passed over them;
       Whereas the beneficiary of Wesley Autrey's courageous 
     actions is now recovering at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital 
     Center, New York;
       Whereas Wesley Autrey has conducted himself with the utmost 
     humility in the midst of his newfound fame; and
       Whereas Wesley Autrey stands out as an example of 
     selflessness to members of his community, his State, and the 
     Nation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes that Wesley Autrey acted heroically by 
     putting his own life at risk to save that of his fellow 
     citizen; and
       (2) expresses its deep appreciation for Wesley Autrey's 
     example and the values that his actions represent.

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