John Shimkus: “This always gives me an opportunity to bounce back and forth between the podiums because this is really a special time.…”

“This always gives me an opportunity to bounce back and forth between the podiums because this is really a special time. I will get a chance to address you all tomorrow at the departure ceremony, which will be a first for me, although being with the page program for a long time. The work and effort that you have put in, you know what you have done, and we really thank you for your efforts and the sacrifice you have made. You have heard now from two Members of Congress. There are Members who you know who always pay a little closer attention to the pages because of love and admiration, maybe a history in the program, and we have one of those with us. I would invite him to come up and say his good-byes. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Kolbe).”