[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       RECOGNIZING ROXANNE WATSON

  (Mr. LAWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAWLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Roxanne Watson, 
a resident of the 17th Congressional District who is here in the 
gallery today.
  Roxanne has dedicated herself to raising awareness about organ 
donation, serving as a patient advocate and as a transplant ambassador 
for Donate Life, WomenHeart, and the American Heart Association.
  As the recipient of an organ donation herself, which saved her life, 
Roxanne has taken this issue head-on.
  She has served as an advocate and volunteer with LiveOnNY for over a 
decade and as a volunteer with the New York Organ Donor Network, where 
she has used her platform to help increase the number of organ donors 
in Rockland County by over 15 percent in the past 20 years.
  For these efforts, she has recently been recognized as a Guinness 
world-record holder having signed up over 13,000 individuals to become 
organ donors.
  Roxanne Watson is a leader within our community and a role model for 
others, and I am honored to recognize her today on the House floor for 
her lifesaving efforts.

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