Political Quotes

“this is the longest 1-minute that we will see on the House floor in a year, and this is the annual farewell to our pages who have served us so well this last year. I would like to ask the page class of 2003-2004 to come on down to the well of the Chamber. Come on. Come on down, and find a place in the first two rows here. Well, here we are. It is a special time. As you finalize your activities today on the floor and you go through your graduation tomorrow and you get loaded up, first of all, thanks. Thanks for serving us. Thanks for serving your country. We are going to miss you. As chairman of the House Page Board, it is my privilege to acknowledge and thank this outstanding group of young men and women. Today marks your last day of service in the 2004 page class. You are starting another phase of your life, and all of these phases of life always continue. New phases, new challenges. While today is the ending of the page experience, it is the beginning of a multitude of opportunities that may not even be revealed to you yet. Universities and careers, travels and adventures, families and friends all lie on the horizon for each one of you. It is true that whenever one door closes, another one opens. Go boldly through each new door that presents itself during the course of your life and embrace the challenge that the world puts in front of you with the same vigor and expertise and the commitment to work that you have shown here on the floor.”