[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING HOUSTON METRO POLICE OFFICER ELIOT SWAINSON

  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, yesterday the theme ``One 
America'' rose to the highest mountain tops as we celebrated the 
inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden. There 
were many great heroes yesterday, those in the audience and those 
working for us.
  I rise today to congratulate one of my own, Houston Metro Police 
Officer Eliot Swainson, who, with his quick reaction, saved a 68-year-
old woman who fell on a train station. With his attention to detail, 
seeing the Red Line train coming very fast, he directed the woman to 
get under a cove area and remain there because they could not pull her 
up in time.
  Officer Swainson exhibited quick service, a quick attitude and a 
great deal of hope, and I am grateful that there were many from my 
community who were here to observe and congratulate Officer Eliot 
Swainson, a 15-year Houston Metro Police veteran. They were Rev. Samuel 
Smith, Rev. Harvey Clements, Bishop James Dixon, Rev. Lightfoot, Rev. 
Marcus Crosby, Rev. Kirby John Caldwell, Rev. Edwin Davis and many 
others who are so very proud of the idea that we are, in fact, our 
brothers' and sisters' keeper.
  Thank you, Houston Metro Police Officer Eliot Swainson. We wish you 
well, and we wish you the continued attitude that in America we are all 
our brothers' and sisters' keepers.

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