[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E319]
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                     TRIBUTE TO IOWA DONOR NETWORK

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2014

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
the Iowa Donor Network for twenty years of saving and enhancing lives 
in our great state through organ and tissue donation.
   The Iowa Donor Network plays a unique role in our state as the sole, 
federally designated organ procurement organization. For two decades, 
this remarkable organization has saved and improved countless lives 
through organ and tissue recovery. By expertly employing the five core 
values of care, responsibility, adaptability, integrity, and respect, 
the Iowa Donor Network has made great strides towards fulfilling its 
vision of increasing Iowa's viable donations and reducing waiting 
periods for those in need of transplants.
   Mr. Speaker, the great work done every day by the Iowa Donor 
Network, and all organ procurement organizations across the country, 
provides a crucial and life-changing service to our communities. I 
invite my colleagues in the House to join me in saying ``yes'' to 
individual organ donation and I thank all organ and tissue donors for 
their invaluable and selfless contribution. It is a great honor to 
represent so many Iowans in the United States Congress who have been 
positively impacted by organ and tissue donation, and I look forward to 
many more years of the Iowa Donor Network's positive impact in Iowa.

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