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

I think this is a wonderful idea, and I applaud Congressman Veasey for doing this.

Fort Worth, TX - August 14, 2015 (The Stuff Gazette) -- 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 33rd 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.