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I remember the last day that I was a Page, just as I remember the first day I was a Page. But I remember being out on the floor looking for a Member. 

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You know, back in those days, communications on the Hill was by the bell system. 

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If you had to show up for a roll call vote or a quorum call, you'd hear two or three bells ring all through the Capitol and the House Office Buildings, and you knew to go to the floor. 

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The signal for adjournment was four bells. On my last day as a Page, as adjournment approached, I was out on the floor looking for a Member when we adjourned. 

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And the documentarian Pages were responsible for ringing the bells. And I'll never forget—I was on the aisle. I'll never forget those four bells ringing that day. 

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And it passed through my mind, "This is probably the last moment that you will ever be on the House Floor when it's in session." And I can still hear those four bells, loudly and clearly. 

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And I'm glad that I had the sense to appreciate that moment, and I'll always be thankful that I had the opportunity to serve in the United States Congress. It was a magnificent experience.