Thomas Daschle: “I also join the majority leader in expressing our heartfelt gratitude to this page class for their contribution over…”

“I also join the majority leader in expressing our heartfelt gratitude to this page class for their contribution over these past many months. This has been a challenging time for the Senate, for a lot of reasons. They have served us very well. As the majority leader noted, it is always difficult for a young person to combine the roles of student and page each and every week, getting up early, working, as they do, as students first and then as pages in carrying out their many responsibilities on the Senate floor. I know I speak for all Senators in expressing our gratitude to them. They have heard the noise of democracy firsthand at full volume. They have been spectators, as well as participants. I hope that what they have witnessed and experienced will lead them to come back in other roles in public service in the future, whether it is at a staff level, an elected level, or an appointed level. Their involvement and their opportunities for future roles in government and public service could not be greater or more appreciated. We welcome them back as we bid them farewell. We hope their ambitious character and the lives they have already experienced will encourage them to look for more opportunities to serve their country.”