[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 17 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO BERNADINE REED

 Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. President, today I want to 
recognize school bus driver Ms. Bernadine Reed, whose heroic actions 
ensured the safety of 40 schoolchildren last week in Darlington County, 
SC.
  When a car ran into her stopped school bus on Tuesday, January 22 and 
caused the bus to catch on fire, Ms. Reed took action to make sure each 
and every child got off the bus safely and quickly. Because of her 
leadership and quick action, no one on the bus was injured, although 
the bus itself was consumed by flames minutes after the crash.
  Although Ms. Reed had spent only 45 days on the job, the actions she 
took in this scary situation ensured the complete safety of all 40 of 
her schoolchildren. While she insists she is ``just a mother,'' Ms. 
Reed certainly deserves the title of hero.
  I would like to join in the rest of the Darlington community and the 
State in recognizing her act of heroism and thanking her for assuring 
the safety of her schoolchildren.

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