[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 6 (Saturday, January 20, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S66]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       FAREWELL TO THE FALL PAGES

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I rise today to say goodbye to those 
young men and women who served in the United States Senate as pages 
during the fall of 2000. When they arrived in Washington in September, 
no one would have guessed that their term as a Senate page would be at 
such a historical time in the history of the United States. These 
dedicated young people were eyewitnesses to a presidential election 
which remained undecided for weeks after the votes were cast. In 
addition, they saw the Senate become an evenly divided body for the 
first time in decades.
  As I have mentioned on numerous occasions when saluting the young 
people who serve as Senate pages, the life of a page is quite 
challenging. The school day begins at 6 a.m. After classes, the pages 
report to work at the U.S. Senate. When the Senate convenes, the pages 
are at their post and ready for the day's activities. Pages are called 
upon to assist Senators and staff in the daily operations of the 
Senate. Their tasks include providing Senators with copies of the 
appropriate bills and resolutions under consideration. They may be 
asked to secure documents from a Senator's office and rush over to the 
Senate floor for that Senator's use in debate on an issue. During 
rollcall votes, pages are often asked to notify relevant staff of the 
arrival of Senators to the floor.
  Throughout the day, the page is called upon to perform any number of 
duties vital to the smooth operation of the Senate. They do so with a 
smile. This group of young men and women have had an extraordinary 
opportunity to serve as a Senate page. They are among a very select 
group to do so, and they did a great job. It is my hope that their 
experience here has served them well as they return home. Public 
service is an admirable profession. These young people are our public 
servants and leaders of tomorrow. Perhaps in the not too distant 
future, some of these young pages will return to Washington to serve as 
a Congressman or a Senator, or perhaps even as President of the United 
States.
  I know all of my colleagues join me in wishing the pages well and 
good luck as they continue with their education, and I hope that they 
now have a greater understanding of our Government and its importance 
to all the people of the United States. Mr. President, at this time, I 
ask unanimous consent that the names of those young people who served 
as fall pages be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                               Fall Pages


                            Democratic Pages

       Ashley Alvarado (Montana); Mathew Mandel (Wisconsin); Amber 
     Lopez (Vermont); Christina Kielsmeier (Minnesota); Kyle 
     Sapkiewiez (Michigan); Bram Geller (Massachusetts); Peter 
     Koziol (Illinois); Milena Caraballo (New Jersey); and Andrea 
     Halverson (South Dakota).


                            Republican Pages

       Sabrina Byrd (Arkansas); Kenneth Donahue (Vermont); Grant 
     Gibson (Idaho); Sam Gladney (Missouri); Frances Griffin 
     (Alabama); Travis Kavulla (Montana); Emily Nuse (Missouri); 
     Laila Ouhamou (Virginia); Amy Pennington (Washington); Mathew 
     Wigginton (Virginia); and Daniel Zoller (Indiana).




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