Rep. Derrick Van Orden reportedly called the teenage pages “pieces of s---” and told them to “get the f--- up” off the floor.
07/28/2023 09:26 AM EDTSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he was “shocked” by reports of a Republican lawmaker cursing out teenage Senate pages.
“I was shocked when I heard about it, and I am further shocked at his refusal to apologize to these young people,” Schumer said while speaking on the floor Thursday night ahead of the National Defense Authorization Act passage. When Rep. Derrick Van Orden saw a group of Senate pages lying on the floor of the Capitol Rotunda and taking pictures Wednesday night, he called them “pieces of s---” and told them to “get the f--- up” off the floor,Van Orden, a freshman congressman, told the pages “Wake the f‑‑‑ up you little s‑‑‑‑. … What the f‑‑‑ are you all doing? Get the f‑‑‑ out of here. You are defiling the space you [pieces of s‑‑‑],” according to the transcript written by a page.
It’s not unusual for Senate pages to rest in the Rotunda, a midway point between the House and Senate. Often high school students, pages frequently work late into the night as they assist with day-to-day operations. Schumer praised the pages’ work on the hill, saying they “can help make this place run smoothly, they’re here when we need them and they have served this institution with grace.”
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