[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9506-9507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           FAREWELL TO PAGES

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the House Page Board, I would 
like to take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to all 
of the pages who have served so diligently in the House of 
Representatives during the 111th Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the vice chair of the Page Board, the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop).
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. For all of you who are giving us your riveting 
attention right now, on behalf of the Page Board, we would like to turn 
your attention to the rail in the back where some of the 67 pages are 
who have been here this year, some of the best and the brightest high 
school juniors in this Nation. These 67 pages were nominated by you; 
they have been serving you; they have been here for the past semester 
observing you, listening to you, learning from you, which makes you all 
guilty of child abuse or at least guilty of contributing to the 
delinquency of a minor.
  However, this is their final week. They are in finals right now at 
the accredited high school which they attend, and they will be 
finishing their service to the House next week when, hopefully, we will 
be in recess. So we will not have a chance to bid them a farewell 
before that time, but we are extremely grateful.
  I would ask that the names of these 67 pages who have been serving 
this semester be added to the Record.
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, the pages have witnessed this House debate 
the great issues of war and peace and of justice and civil rights 
through a program called Close Up, which is a very good program.
  You have seen this House close up more than any other group. You have 
seen us at our best and at our worst. You have seen democracy at work. 
You have enabled us to do our work.
  Mr. Speaker, as Chairman of the House Page Board, I would like to 
take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to all of the 
pages who have served so diligently in the House of Representatives 
during the 111th Congress.
  We all recognize the important role that congressional pages play in 
helping the U.S. House of Representatives operate.
  These groups of young people, who come from all across our Nation, 
represent what is good about our country.
  To become a page, these young people have proven themselves to be 
academically qualified.
  They have ventured away from the security of their homes and families 
to spend time in an unfamiliar city.
  Through this experience, they have witnessed a new culture, made new 
friends, and learned the details of how our government operates.

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  As we all know, the job of a congressional page is not an easy one.
  Along with being away from home, the pages must possess the maturity 
to balance competing demands for their time and energy.
  In addition, they must have the dedication to work long hours and the 
ability to interact with people at a personal level.
  At the same time, they face a challenging academic schedule of 
classes in the House Page School.
  You pages have witnessed the House debate issues of war and peace, 
hunger and poverty, justice and civil rights.
  You have seen Congress at moments of greatness and Congress with its 
frailties.
  You have witnessed the workings of an institution that has endured 
well over 200 years.
  No one has seen Congress and Members of the Congress as close up as 
have you.
  I am sure you will consider your time spent in Washington, DC to be 
one of the most valuable and exciting experiences of your lives, and 
that with this experience you will all move ahead to lead successful 
and productive lives.
  Mr. Speaker, as the Chairman of the House Page Board, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in honoring this group of distinguished young 
Americans.
  They certainly will be missed.
  I would like to thank the members of the House Page Board who have 
provided such fantastic service to this institution:
  Congressman Rob Bishop, Vice Chair,
  Congresswoman Diana DeGette,
  Congresswoman Virginia Foxx,
  Clerk of the House Lorraine Miller,
  Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood,
  Ms. Lynn Silversmith Klein,
  Mr. Adam Jones
  Thank you for your service on the House Page Board.
  Mr. Speaker, I again yield to the gentleman from Utah.
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, if it would be possible, I would ask 
the Members of this body to rise and to give some thanks to the service 
of our pages who have been with us this semester.
  (Applause, the Members rising.)
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Chairman Kildee, 
Representative DeGette from Colorado, Representative Foxx from North 
Carolina, and myself, who are the Page Board, we appreciate all of your 
service.

                    Spring 2010 Page Class Graduates

       1. Kyle Aguiar, CA
       2. Jacquelyn Andrews, NJ
       3. Tyler J. Barnett, CA
       4. Aaron Benudiz, CA
       5. Zoe Bertrand, NY
       6. Paris Bess, OH
       7. Zakariya Binshaieg, WA
       8. Addison Blair, UT
       9. Charlotte Bowers, OR
       10. Martin J. Boyle, MA
       11. LaVontae Brooks, IL
       12. Kathleen L.M. Calcerano, PA
       13. Halley Cameron, CA
       14. John Barrett Cannafax, FL
       15. Christopher Connolly, VA
       16. Sarah Coyle, MD
       17. Thomas Crawford, CA
       18. Ryan Davenport, NC
       19. Devin Marie DePalmer, CA
       20. Elizabeth Maria Dixon, FL
       21. Jacob Fessler, KY
       22. Jillian Rose Fisher, TX
       23. Tori Greaves, CA
       24. Blair Gremillion, LA
       25. Samantha Guarneros, TX
       26. Talitha Halley, TX
       27. Garrett J. Helgesen, UT
       28. Daniel Herzstein, CA
       29. Alice Hewitt, CA
       30. Henry Huang, CA
       31. Rachel Janik, IL
       32. Jamal L. Johnson, Jr., NY
       33. Terrence Kim, NY
       34. Tekeisha Chanae King, SC
       35. Rebecca Levine, PA
       36. Thomas Marion, GA
       37. Catherine Ann Martlin, MA
       38. Cameron McGarrah, AR
       39. Matthew Charles McKnight, OH
       40. Lauren Milosky, CA
       41. Giovanni Navarrete, IL
       42. Joshua A. Nawrocki, FL
       43. Lucy Nieboer, MN
       44. Tyler Odom, PA
       45. Sarah Okey, OH
       46. Benjamin Hollis Olson, IA
       47. Jessica Maria Orozco, TX
       48. Grace L. Pazak, IN
       49. Garrett J. Perconti, NJ
       50. Marvin Lee Pierre-Louis, NY
       51. Alex Pommier, CA
       52. Riley J. Quinlan, IL
       53. Paul Reitz, OH
       54. Alice Rockswold, MN
       55. Nicholas Rudnik, GA
       56. Nathan Shepherd, GA
       57. Lauren A. Smith, OK
       58. Marina Ariel Stevens, MD
       59. LaShaun Yevette Steward, TX
       60. Samarth Suresh, CT
       61. Joseph Fortunato Tantillo, NY
       62. Nicholas Scott Taxera, CA
       63. Cassidy Anne Taylor, OR
       64. Matthew Weiss, NY
       65. Cortez Lewis Williams, MI
       66. Jessica Gayle Williford, NC
       67. Sara Zimmerman, IL

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