June 13, 2007

Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Announces Congressional Page Program

(JAMAICA, NY)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) announced today that he will be accepting applications for High School Junior's living in the Sixth Congressional District to apply for the U.S. House of Representatives Page Program.

Students applying need to be either sixteen or seventeen years of age prior to the start of the program. Pages must be a citizen of the United States or an alien possessing a green card and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Pages will be required to attend the Page school which is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. No exceptions will be made for students that do not meet the eligibility requirements.

The Page selected from the Sixth Congressional District of New York will matriculate from September 2, 2007 to January 25, 2008. Pages will receive a monthly stipend of $1,616.17 for their service to the House of Representatives, which more than covers page dorm housing and living expenses.

Pages get the unique opportunity to interact with congressional staff, Members of Congress and Heads of State. Other duties include handling legislative materials, and preparing the U.S. House of Representatives Floor for legislative sessions. Pages are supervised by full-time adult employees, and report to the House after classes and work until 5:00 PM or when the House of Representatives adjourns for the day, whichever is later.

Applications must be submitted to Rep. Meeks office on June 26, 2007. To obtain an application please contact Ms. Pat Fisher at 202-225-3461 or my District Office at 718-725-6000.

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