[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3885]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ANNEMARIE KAUL FOR BEING AWARDED THE LIFESAVING CERTIFICATE OF 
                   MERIT FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 2010

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor AnneMarie Kaul of 
Woodbury, MN, for her heroic, life saving measures on February 25th, 
2009. AnneMarie is being awarded the Lifesaving Certificate of Merit 
from the American Red Cross and it's my honor to recognize her today.
  In February of 2009 a man collapsed in the lobby of a fitness center 
after a game of racquetball. As a direct result of her Red Cross 
training, AnneMarie asked the receptionist to call 911 and proceeded to 
check on the man. She found no vital signs and immediately began CPR 
and used the automated external defibrillator at the center. AnneMarie 
continued with CPR efforts until the ambulance arrived and a pulse 
could be found. If it was not for AnneMarie's swift and heroic actions, 
the man would have almost certainly lost his life.
  ``Over a year later and because of her brave actions, AnneMarie is 
being presented with the highest award available from the American Red 
Cross. It is presented to an individual or team of individuals who have 
saved or sustained a life using the very skills and knowledge taught to 
them by the American Red Cross. According to the American Red Cross, 
`this action exemplifies the highest degree of concern of one human 
being for another who is in distress.'
  Madam Speaker, AnneMarie Kaul is a perfect example of whom this award 
was created to recognize. Please join with me in honoring her 
lifesaving efforts.

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