[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12011-12012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING MARY KAY, INC.'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 22, 2013

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the achievements of Mary Kay, Inc. This year marks the 
Dallas-based company's 50th anniversary, and it has a great deal to 
celebrate. Founded by Mary Kay Ash and her son, Richard Rogers, the 
company now operates in 37 foreign markets and will bring in an 
estimated $3.5 billion in wholesale sales this year.
  Beginning today, 50,000 members of Mary Kay's workforce will come to 
Dallas in waves to celebrate this landmark anniversary and attend the 
annual Mary Kay seminar being held at the Dallas Convention Center. 
Those coming to Dallas represent only a fraction of Mary Kay's 
workforce that includes over 2.5 million independent beauty 
consultants.
  Mary Kay, Inc. supports The Mary Kay Foundation, which has a mission 
of eliminating cancers that affect women and ending domestic violence. 
The Foundation supports research on breast, uterine, cervical, and 
ovarian cancers, and provides grants to women's

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shelters and community domestic violence programs.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to celebrate the success of this 
extraordinary company. As a company founded by a driven and 
entrepreneurial woman, and employing a workforce composed primarily of 
women, I am proud that Mary Kay, Inc. has chosen the great city of 
Dallas as its home base.

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