In the news former Republican Rep. Mark Foley was accused of soliciting pages...who or what is a page?
2006-10-02 11:43:43 · 8 answers · asked by ninainpa 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
High school students with political aspirations often seek page or intern positions with legislators. Congressional pages rotate through a variety of assignments on Capitol Hill. They can answer phone calls and take messages for members of Congress. They deliver a variety of documents and packages for congresspeople and their offices. The documentarian pages are often seen on C-SPAN because they sit near the front of the House of Representatives. Several assignments call for pages to interact frequently with members of Congress. Some pages have even gone on to become congresspeople themselves.
Currently, sixty-six young men and women are appointed by their Members of Congress to service as pages in the U.S. House of Representatives. Fifty-four slots are reserved for Republican pages (the slot reservation ratio between the two parties depends on which party controls the House). The pages live on Capitol Hill and act primarily as messengers delivering legislative material between the various buildings of Capitol Hill.
Full school year and summer options are available. To be eligible for the school year, all applicants must be 16 years of age at the time their appointment begins, be in their junior year of high school and have a cumulative grade point average of “B” or better in all major courses to date. To be eligible for the summer program, applicants must also be 16 years of age at the time of their appointment, have a “B” average or better, and be willing to serve as a page for approxi-
mately one month during the summer before or after their junior year of high school.
The definition of a “B” average is a 3.0 on a 4 point scale, or an 85 or better on a 100 point scale. Applicants should submit a completed application to Congressman Weller for review and recommendation. The actual page appointment is made by the Speaker of the House based on the nominations received from the Members of Congress.
Applications are usually distributed in February of each year with a late March deadline for being submitted to Congressman Weller’s office. For applications and more information, please contact Reed Wilson, District Director on Congressman Weller’s staff at 815/740-2028 or (reed.wilson@mail.house.gov).
2006-10-02 19:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apprentice, Assistant, Errand Boy
2006-10-02 18:48:06 · answer #2 · answered by bobdabuilr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dang, I think that is a great question. I have wanted to ask myself but did not want anyone thinking that " I did not know". But, I had never really heard of one before this weekend.
I am assuming they are like interns or gophers. That they do errands and stuff. But, what do I know?
2006-10-02 18:47:43 · answer #3 · answered by Psychogirlfrog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A page is a type of intern, learning about government as s\he works within it.
2006-10-02 18:47:42 · answer #4 · answered by rainbow_doe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pages are young male or female students who help out in government offices, the should really be called messengers.
2006-10-02 19:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by glasgow girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are enither teenagers or college students that do an internship in washington. They run notes to sentors during session and do other errands.
2006-10-02 18:46:37 · answer #6 · answered by gem753 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are younger people (usually high school students) who are pretty much gophers for the legislators.
2006-10-02 18:46:54 · answer #7 · answered by andalucia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Little gay service boys.
2006-10-02 19:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by jokedrugs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋