On the recordOctober 28, 2021
Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Louden Lofgren, the son of my friend and my former colleague, Iowa State Senator Mark Lofgren. Louden sadly passed away at 2 years of age after complications from surgery, where he needed multiple blood transfusions. After he passed away, his family launched a blood drive, known as Love Like Louden, to encourage folks to donate blood and draw attention to hospital shortages of blood. Every 2 seconds, someone in America needs blood, and over 38,000 pints are needed daily. If you can, please consider donating blood in Louden's memory. May God bless the Lofgren family. ____________________
