John Mica: “I did want to come out and make a couple of comments about our page class. We have been really honored to have these…”

“I did want to come out and make a couple of comments about our page class. We have been really honored to have these young men and women come among us. They have served the Congress and their country so well. I think each of the Members know that. They have also had to endure some long speeches, some great speeches, and some terrible speeches, but they have learned a part of the process. Hopefully I have given some of both. But I did want to come out and say how much we appreciate every one of them. They are just like our own children, our own young men and women in our own homes. They come here to serve the Nation. They are really a little bit like the Congress, because we all came from so many different parts of the country, and you have your viewpoint as to what the Congress is like, you have your thoughts about what it will be like when you get here, and then you get here and you serve. The pages are reflective really of this Nation. They come here from every walk of life, and they have had so many experiences, like we do. We get to learn from each other and the Congress. They have gotten to learn from us and from each other in their service. So it has been a learning experience for them, an exciting experience for me. I have had two pages from my district here at exciting times, and they have shared them and I have shared them, and we will miss them as they leave now.”