[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12429-12430]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               MEASURE PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--H.R. 1259

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that H.R. 1259 be 
placed on the calendar.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                          COMMENDING THE PAGES

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, today is the last day of work of the present 
group of pages--the ``youngest Government employees.'' I commend all of 
the pages and wish them good luck in their future endeavors. I know all 
Members would want to personally thank them for their hard work. Many 
days they have worked late into the night, and the next morning they 
would get up



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early to go to school. It is not an easy job being a Senate page. Their 
work here is very important, as we move through our legislative process 
and quite often move a lot of paper around. They help us an awful lot.
  I have particularly enjoyed watching this group and seeing them at 
the door and seeing them in the halls and seeing them led by Senator 
Thurmond into the dining room for ice cream for one and all.
  I therefore ask consent that the names of this class of Senate pages 
be printed in the Record with our heartiest appreciation.
  There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                              Senate Pages


                            Republican Pages

       Jennifer Duomato.
       Micah Ceremele.
       Rick Carrol.
       Cathy Cone.
       Courtney Mims.
       Marian Thorpe.
       Jessica Lipschultz.
       Derrek Allsup.
       Mark Nexon.
       Clay Crockett.


                             Democrat Pages

       Stephanie Valencia.
       Patrick Hallahan.
       Danielle Driscoll.
       Halicia Burns.
       Bud Vana.
       Stephanie Stahl.
       Mark Hadley.
       Devin Barta.
       Brendan McCann.
       Jennifer Machacek.
       Chandra Obie.

  Mr. REID. Will the leader yield?
  Mr. LOTT. I am glad to yield.
  Mr. REID. I also say to the pages that there has been an example set 
in years past that pages become Members of the Senate, not the least of 
which is our own Senator Chris Dodd. If you think the example we have 
set for you is one you would want to follow later in life, you should 
know you have a very good foundation by being a page.

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