[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      WISHING CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER PAT MILLHAM A SPEEDY RECOVERY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I want to take just a minute to talk about 
the tragedy that struck the Capitol Police yesterday. At 5 a.m., United 
States Capitol Police Officer Pat Millham was working out in the gym. 
He suffered a massive heart attack. Those who were present in the gym 
at the time rushed to his aid. They used a defibrillator three times 
before his heart started beating again. He was then flown to a nearby 
hospital and had surgery late last night.
  He was revived. That is very good. He is a 28-year veteran of the 
Capitol Police. He has served in a variety of very important positions: 
a member of the criminal investigations unit, academy instructor, and 
he even worked on the hostage negotiation team.
  He is an outstanding police officer by all accounts. The Department 
has recognized his performance and honored Officer Millham with the 
Service Medal and Commendation Award. He is well-liked by all of his 
colleagues and has a great sense of humor. He is currently a member of 
the Department's mountain bike patrol that we see around here. There 
are not a lot of mountains, but there are a lot of hills around this 
Capitol complex.
  He is in very good shape. That is what you have to be to be a patrol 
officer on a bicycle. That is what makes what happened yesterday so 
shocking. I cannot imagine what a difficult time it has been for Pat 
and his wife Heidi and their two children at college, Skylar and 
Savannah. Heidi recently retired from the United States Capitol Police.
  I hope they know the entire Senate and House family wishes Officer 
Millham a speedy recovery, and I express my personal appreciation and 
admiration to all of the Capitol Police for all they do and all the 
personnel who make the Capitol Police jobs functional. We look forward 
to having Officer Millham back at full health very quickly.
  Mr. President, where are we on what is happening on the floor.

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