[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17262]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          TRIBUTE TO THE PAGES

  Mr. DAYTON. Madam President, I rise today to pay tribute to our 
pages, who serve us day after day with extraordinary dedication--as do 
all of our staff--but especially for their exemplary performance last 
week. They continued their service on the Senate floor in the midst of 
crisis that had even adults in some alarm. Not only did they return to 
their work after the horrific events of last Tuesday, September 11, but 
also again last Thursday.
  As you recall, Madam President, that evening the Senate Chamber had 
to be evacuated because of a bomb threat. One of our distinguished 
Senators said it was the first time the Senate floor had been cleared 
in his 25 years of service. A security guard told me it was the first 
time in the 33 years of his service that the Senate Chamber had been 
cleared. Yet that very night our pages were back working as scheduled 
to conclude the Senate's business, and they returned again last Friday. 
Today, they are once again assembled, and are working hard on our 
behalf.
  For people of any age to respond with this kind of courage and 
dedication in this situation is exemplary. For these young men and 
women--teenagers who are high school students--to have shown this kind 
of courage is just extraordinary.
  I ask unanimous consent that their names be printed in the Record. I 
wish to pay tribute on behalf of all the Senate to them for their 
dedication and their courage. They are truly outstanding young 
Americans.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                 United States Senate Pages--Fall 2001

       Katherine Amestoy, Adam Anthony, Vic Bailey, Danielle 
     Bailey, DeAntai Box, Taryn Brice, Kevin Burleson, Elizabeth 
     Candido, Jennifer Cohen, Eliza Coleman, Meredith Freed, Jason 
     Frerichs, Patrick Gibson, Jena Gross,
       Jennifer Holden, Joe Kippley, Clayton LaForge, Jessica 
     Lussier, Ryan Majerus, Scott Moore, Michael Moran, Meagan 
     Rose, Katie Ruedebusch, Christina Valentine, Antonio Ward, 
     William Warren, George White, Jay Wright.

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