[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING FREDERICK ``TIM'' McCLINTOCK

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I wish to honor one of the Senate's 
own, a man who went above and beyond the call of duty to save another's 
life.
  Frederick ``Tim'' McClintock has been a fixture in the Senate for 
over 30 years. He is a skilled carpenter and a familiar face in the 
Senate.
  He has come to my office on numerous occasions to perform various 
tasks. He does his job well and is always ready with a smile and a kind 
word.
  Yet, on Friday, July 6, 2007, Tim McClintock was confronted with a 
terrible scene, well outside the routine of the Senate.
  As he headed home at the end of the day, he noticed a man laying face 
down in the reflecting pool in Lower Senate Park. Without hesitation, 
Tim McClintock came to his aid. He turned the man over and performed 
CPR until he was resuscitated. Then with the assistance of a Capitol 
Police officer, he pulled the man out of the water.
  That afternoon, Tim McClintock selflessly and courageously saved a 
man from drowning.
  He would deny that he is a hero.
  He was quoted in Roll Call newspaper as saying, ``A hero is someone 
who risks their own well-being or life. The worst that was going to 
happen to me is that my feet would get wet.''
  His modesty is astounding.
  The fact is that acts of compassion and bravery such as these display 
the true character of a man.
  On that day, Tim McClintock demonstrated quick thinking, 
resourcefulness, bravery, and, above all, compassion and humanity for a 
stranger. The brave actions that Friday afternoon, as many others 
rushed home eager to start the weekend, were the actions of a true 
hero.
  So, on behalf of the Senate, I commend the heroism of Frederick 
``Tim'' McClintock, who on July 6, 2007, demonstrated the principles of 
kindness, bravery, and compassion that we value so much.

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