[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY BY SANTA 
     ANA'S SUAVECITO FOUNDERS PETE AND TONY ADAME AND JASON VENABLE

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 7, 2022

  Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, during the early days of the pandemic, 
when medical resources and household items were in short supply, 
Suavecito, Inc., the Santa Ana-based company famous for making hair 
pomade, decided to start producing much-needed hand sanitizer for 
frontline workers in our community.
  For months, Suavecito donated thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer 
to first responders, postal workers, grocery store employees, and 
delivery drivers, filling a critical need for Santa Ana and Orange 
County.
  Like so many people across this country--when their community was in 
need--Suavecito answered the call. Even when their own production lines 
shut down, they used their resources to help their community.
  Today, Suavecito has rebounded, and its two production warehouses are 
staffed by more than 100 employees who, last year, produced more than 6 
million 4-ounce cans of pomade, as well as other haircare products and 
merchandise that are sold locally and exported to more than 55 markets 
around the world.
  For their distinguished contribution to U.S. exports during the 
COVID-19 pandemic, Suavecito earned the President's ``E'' Award from 
the U.S. Department of Commerce.
  Suavecito founders, Pete and Tony Adame and Jason Venable, have been 
a beacon of hope, prosperity, and resiliency in Santa Ana for more than 
a decade. This band of brothers represent the best of Orange County, of 
California, and of America.

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