Washington, DC – Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand is pleased to announce that she is accepting applications from local high school sophomores and juniors who are interested in being nominated for the U.S. House of Representatives Summer Page Program.  The summer session lasts from July 6, 2008 to August 1, 2008.

Congressional Pages are employed by the House of Representatives to perform official tasks, such as monitoring the phones in the Congressional cloakrooms; delivering messages to Members of Congress on the House floor; delivering correspondence throughout the Congressional complex; and preparing the floor for legislative business.  Pages live in a secure page dorm and receive a stipend of $1,161.17 per month of work.   

 In order to be considered for a nomination, each applicant must be 16 years of age by July 6th and be a rising junior or senior in high school.  In addition, each applicant must be a United States citizen and have a 3.0 GPA in core academic subjects. 

 All interested students should contact Congresswoman Gillibrand’s office at 202-225-5614 by close of business on Monday, March 24th in order to receive an application.

 For more information on the House of Representatives Page Program, please visit http://pageprogram.house.gov.