[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2444-2445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE UNCOMMON VALOR OF WESLEY AUTREY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to Calendar No. 13, S. Res. 21.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 21) recognizing the uncommon valor of 
     Wesley Autrey of New York, New York.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.

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  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating thereto be 
printed in the Record, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 21) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               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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