Senate pages. In their official class portrait, all in maroon uniforms, with their counselors in black.
Schumer “shocked” and “further shocked”
WASHINGTON – The Democratic majority leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, rebuked Wisconsin Congress member Derrick Van Orden for a foul-mouthed attack on teen-age Senate pages in the Capitol rotunda late the night before. Schumer expressed “shock” at hearing about Van Orden’s behavior and “further shocked at his refusal to apologize to these young people.” Several of the pages were sitting on the Senate floor as Schumer lit into Van Orden. Dozens of senators stood and gave the pages a standing ovation. The pages smiled and nodded. Van Orden, a member of the House, not the Senate, was not present.
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