Work
The Page's work life revolves around the Capitol. A Page serves the party of his/her/their appointing Senator. Pages are employed by the Sergeant at Arms. The supervision of the Pages at work has been delegated to the cloakrooms.
Senate Pages play an important role in the daily operation of the Senate. Page duties consist primarily of delivery of correspondence and legislative material within the Capitol Complex. Other duties include preparing the Senate Chamber for sessions, taking messages for Senators or calling them to the phone, carrying bills and amendments from the presiding officer's desk. Pages also retrieve lecterns, easels, and water for Senators and clerks.
When the Senate is in session for important business, filibusters, and emergency situations, Pages are required to work into the early hours of the morning.
When the Senate is not in session, Pages work from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Pages are compensated $25,605 per annum, from which are deducted federal and local (based upon the individual page's permanent residence) taxes and a $780 per month residence fee (unless they are a commuter page).
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