[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HOMETOWN HERO--SIMONE EDMOND AND TEKENDRIA VALENTINE

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2022

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the heroic 
actions of Simone Edmond, a Dallas ISD school bus driver, and of 
Tekendria Valentine, a school bus monitor. These two brave individuals 
went beyond their scope of responsibility by risking their lives to 
save two children in danger.
  On Monday August 22, rushing floodwater swept away two young siblings 
who were waiting for the bus to pick them up. Simone and Tekendria, who 
were working together on the same bus, saw the two siblings in the 
floodwater and took swift action.
  Thinking quickly, they decided to tie seatbelts together and use it 
as a rope to pull the kids to safety. The process required them to 
plunge themselves into the rushing floodwater and risk their own lives.
  Simone and Tekendria's bravery, commitment to our children, and 
selfless actions should serve as an inspiration to all of us. On behalf 
of the residents of Texas-24, I thank Simone and Tekendria for their 
courageous actions.

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