"Schumer and McConnell unite to protect Senate pages from Republican lawmaker's verbal abuse"

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defended Senate pages after Republican lawmaker Rep. Derrick Van Orden cursed out a group of teenage pages in the Capitol Rotunda. Van Orden called them derogatory names and told them to leave, prompting Schumer to express shock and call for an apology. McConnell supported Schumer's defense of the pages, stating that everyone on his side of the aisle felt the same way. Van Orden defended his remarks, stating that the Capitol should not be treated like a frat house. Senate pages, often high school students, play an important role in the day-to-day operations of the Senate and are praised for their service by Schumer.