House Proceeding 06-04-09 on Jun 4th, 2009 :: 0:40:15 to 0:45:00
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Dale E. Kildee: emergencies. please join me in supporting national c.p.r. awareness week. with that i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields backment are there further one-minute requests? . without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized.

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Speech By: Dale E. Kildee

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Dale E. Kildee: mr. kildee: mr. speaker, chairman of the house page board, i would like to take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to all the pages, some of whom we have here tonight, for all they have done to serve so digently in the house of representatives between the 110th and 111th congresses.

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Dale E. Kildee: i have attached a list of the fine young men who have served this house as pages along with the young ladies who when i first came here were not pages. you have seen the progress of

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Dale E. Kildee: this country, also. i have attached a list of the fine young people who have serv ask that their names be made part of the congressional record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kildee: we all recognize the important role that congressional pages play in helping the u.s. house of representatives operate. these groups of young people who

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Dale E. Kildee: come from across our nation represent what is good about our country. to become a page, mr. speaker, these young people have proven themselves to be academically qualified. they have ventured away from the security of their homes and families to spend time in an unfamiliar city.

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Dale E. Kildee: through thi experience they have witness add new culture, made new friends, and learned the details of how our government operates. as we all know the job of a congressional page is not an easy one. along with being away from home, the pages must possess the maturity to balance competing

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Dale E. Kildee: demands for their time and their energy. in addition they must have the dedication to work long hours and the ability to interact with people at a personal level. at the same time they face a challenging academic schedule of classes school. you pages who are here tonight

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Dale E. Kildee: and those who may be listening have witnessed the house debate issues of war and peace, hunger and poverty, justice and civil rights, and between the 110th and 111th congress you have seen

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Dale E. Kildee: the cupant of the white house change. you have lived through history. we have seen congress at moments of greatness and you have seen congress with its frail -- frailties. you have witnessed the workings of an institution that has

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Dale E. Kildee: endured well ove no one has seen congress and members of congress as close up as have you. i am sure that you'll consider your time spent in d.c., to be one of the most valuable and exciting experiences of your lives. and that with this experience

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Dale E. Kildee: you will all move ahead to be successful and productive lives. mr. speaker, as chairman of the house page board i ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this group of distinguished young americans. they certainly will be mis as i walk by the desk on both sides, i'd like to say hello to you, and i'm proud of you.

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Dale E. Kildee: and you've given the page board much t you certainly will be missed. before yielding, mr. speaker, i would like to thank the members of the house page board who provided such fantastic service to this institution. congressman rob bishop, the vice

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Dale E. Kildee: chair of the page board. congresswoman degette. congresswoman virginia foxx. clerk of the house lorraine miller. sergeant at arms bil livinggood. miss lynn silversmithkline. mr. adam jones. i want to thank them for their service on the house page board

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Dale E. Kildee: and thank you-all our departing pages. mr. speaker, at this time i