July 30, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 129 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                       TRIBUTE TO KATHRYN WEEDEN

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, today I join my friend the majority 
leader in offering a heartfelt thank you, congratulations, and happy 
retirement to the principal of the Senate Page School, Ms. Kathryn 
Weeden. She leaves the Senate and the Page School after 26 years of 
illustrious service. In that time, she has transformed the lives of 
countless young men and women interested in the workings of government.
  The Senate Page School is an institution unlike any other on Capitol 
Hill and very different from most schools in America. Every semester, 
some of the most accomplished young men and women come to Washington 
from across the country to learn about our government. In short order, 
they are thrown into a routine that includes classes early in the 
morning, classes late into the night, and a full-time job in the Senate 
in between. When you consider the additional demands of homework, 
getting acclimated to a new city, and new peers, you realize just how 
important it is for these young men and women to have someone they can 
trust, rely on, and go to for support and guidance. For the last 26 
years, that person has been Ms. Weeden. With her at the helm, I have 
always had confidence that the Senate's pages were getting the learning 
experience of their lives.
  For the minds she has inspired, for the institution she has shaped, 
and for the Nation she has served, I want to say thank you and my best 
wishes to Ms. Weeden. May others follow in the example of selflessness 
and civic duty that she has gracefully set.

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