Political Quotes

“This is the last day that the Spring page class will be with us. And I am going to take a moment to recognize and thank this fine group of young people for their invaluable assistance in the Senate. Their hard work keeps the Senate running smoothly on a day-to-day basis. All of our pages are accomplished students and involved in their schools and communities. However, I would like to specifically commend the page from my home State of Washington, Sina Nazemi, for his outstanding efforts. Even among this class of exceptional young people Sina has set himself apart. Over the last 6 months I have had the opportunity to get to know Sina and while I recognized that he was a fine student and a personable young man, I have also learned that Sina is rather secretive. After six months of working in the Senate, today I learned that his peers chose Sina to serve as President of the page class. Today, the faculty and principal at the page school also recognized Sina with the Leadership Award and the Good Citizen Award. What initially prompted my recognition of Sina was his winning essay in the 1998 Law Day Essay Competition sponsored by the District of Columbia Courts and The Bar Association of the District of Columbia, which I only learned of last week. Sina's essay is a well written piece on the importance of the first amendment that draws heavily on his first hand experience as an immigrant from Iran.”