[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E261]
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                         TRIBUTE TO CHINA WONG

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 1, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate China Wong for being named a 2017 Forty Under 40 honoree 
by the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
  Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines Area that are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious honor based on 
a combined criteria of community involvement and success in their 
chosen career field. The 2017 class of Forty Under 40 honorees will 
join an impressive roster of 680 past business leaders and growing.
  After graduating from Iowa State University, China followed her 
entrepreneurial passions and opened Salon Spa W in Des Moines in 2005. 
Since then, the company has grown from three to 32 full time employees, 
and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Salons in the U.S. by 
Elle Magazine, a Top 200 Salon in the U.S. by Salon Today Magazine for 
seven consecutive years, and was nominated for the prestigious North 
American Hairstyling Awards in 2014 and 2016. Outside of work, her 
endeavors focus on environmentalism, entrepreneurship for women and 
minorities, and helping the homeless.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like China 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize her today for utilizing her talents to better both her 
community and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating China 
on receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at Business 
Record for their great work, and wishing each member of the 2017 Forty 
Under 40 class a long and successful career.

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