[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NATIONAL WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, millions of Americans donate blood each 
year.
  Every 2 seconds, someone in America needs blood, and one person's 
blood donation can save as many as three lives in a crisis. A single 
car accident victim could require as many as 100 pints of blood. But it 
can't be manufactured; it can only come from volunteer donors.
  Blood donors help patients of all ages, whether they are burn 
victims, cancer patients, or transplant recipients. My friend and my 
colleague  Steve Scalise needed as many as 20 pints of blood on the day 
that he was shot nearly a year ago.
  In fact, he is hosting a blood drive this week, and I would encourage 
all those who have the opportunity to donate blood this week. He is 
doing it in honor of World Blood Donor Day on June 14.
  Mr. Speaker, I would encourage all of those as well who are eligible 
to make an effort to donate blood to do so yourselves, because blood 
donors are lifesavers.

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