Rep. Veasey Works at Fort Worth-Based Eye Care Company Alcon

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

Fort Worth, TX – On Wednesday, August 19, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will join the assembly line at the Fort Worth-based global headquarters of Alcon, a leader in the eye care industry. In conjunction with the Democratic Caucus' "Make It In America" initiative, Rep. Veasey will learn firsthand the tools that U.S. based manufacturers like Alcon need to continue producing quality goods made by American workers. Congressman Veasey will join the ranks of Alcon's over 3,000 U.S. manufacturing employees to learn how to assemble surgical packs for ophthalmologists worldwide and prepare eye care products for global distribution.

Since March 2014, Veasey has spent a day each month working at a different job in his district learning about the diverse range of industries in the 33^rd Congressional District of Texas. He has braved the Texas heat to perform door-to-door trash pickup at one of Dallas' affordable housing developments, aided in storm clean up with the Dallas Parks and Recreation department, and worked as a waiter at Odom's Barbeque. The Marc Means Business series connects Veasey with constituents at their place of employment to better understand the challenges they face in their work and daily lives.

Two pharmacists, Robert Alexander and William Conner, founded Alcon in 1945 as a small ophthalmic shop in Fort Worth, Texas. Over the course of seven decades, Alcon has grown from a hometown operation to become the global leader in eye care. Today, Alcon employs over 3,000 in its U.S.-based manufacturing sites, and more than 8,500 employees in the U.S. (source: Alcon Human Resources Department). For more information on Alcon, visit www.alcon.com.

WHAT:

Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, works at Alcon Laboratories as part of his ‘Marc Means Business' Work Day

WHEN:

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
9:30 AM – 2:40 PM CDT

WHERE:

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76134

*Media should arrive at 11:00 am at the security gate, on the south side of Alta Mesa Blvd. Media will then be directed to a designated parking area at Alcon. Alcon representatives will meet media at the parking area and will escort you to the Congressman's work location.

MEDIA RSVP REQUIRED

Media is invited to interview Congressman Veasey from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT during his work and lunch period. Members of the media must RSVP by providing their full name as it appears on their government-issued ID to be placed on the admittance list. Please send this information to Nelly Decker at Nelly.Decker@mail.house.gov or by calling (202) 225-9897 by 12:00 PM CT, Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Government - issued ID is required to access Alcon's facilities.