[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1746-H1747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            DEMPSEY WAGNER IS KEEPING LEE COUNTY, IOWA, SAFE

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank a young girl in 
my district for her charitable actions this year.
  For their birthday, most 6-year-olds ask their parents for gifts--a 
dollhouse, a puppy, or a trip to Disney World. But Dempsey Wagner of 
Lee County has decided to use her special day to raise funds to help 
keep Iowans safe.
  Dempsey, who tragically lost two relatives to drowning in 2017, is 
using her sixth birthday to help raise money for the Lee County Rescue 
Boat. The rescue boat, along with a trained dive

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team, have the capability to save many lives on the Mississippi and Des 
Moines Rivers and surrounding Lee County lakes.
  Last year, Dempsey used her fifth birthday to raise $3,000 for Lee 
County Crime Stoppers Police Puppies. But this year, Dempsey has used 
her sixth birthday to more than double her record, raising over $13,610 
for the Lee County Rescue Boat. My husband, Curt, and I were proud to 
contribute to this worthy cause.
  It is ``Iowa nice'' stories like this that make me more proud to 
represent Iowa and the Second District.
  Keep up the good work, Dempsey, and thank you for making both Lee 
County and Iowa safer.

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