[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 763]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THANKING THE SENATE PAGES

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, as I was turning to go into the 
cloakroom, I saw the pages here in the corner. I have had an 
opportunity to visit with several of them an hour or so ago. Tomorrow 
is the last day of the session for these young pages who have come to 
us from all around the country to be with us for a 5-month period. It 
is a long time to be away from your home, your family, your school, 
your community, to be here in a strange place with other strange 
people, to be living in a dormitory situation, to have a very 
aggressive academic schedule and, by the way, at 16 years old, you are 
working.
  You are told what you can wear. You are told you cannot have your 
cell phone. There are a lot of rules. Being a page is not an easy 
thing. We have some of the brightest young men and young women who come 
to us through the Senate page program.
  I want each of you to know how proud we are of the job you do. You do 
it with a smile. You do it with an enthusiasm that I think helps us. I 
think it helps remind us that this place is a special place, that it is 
a privilege to be serving in the Senate, whether it is as an elected 
Member or whether it is as a page or as those who are doing the 
transcription of Senators' comments or as staff. The fact that these 
men and women come here and help with the efficient operation of the 
day-to-day activities needs to be recognized. Our page class of 2015-
2016 certainly deserves a shout-out.
  I want to thank you for your work that you have given us, making us 
look a little more efficient and a little better at our job. Thank you 
for what you do and best wishes to you all.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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