Why do well-connected teenagers have to come from all over the U.S. to spend a semester serving as pages? In recent days, we’ve been reminded just who enjoys the benefits of this historic program – sons and daughters, nieces and nephews of members of Congress, the Washington establishment and political donors. Maybe it should be a program for disadvantaged teens rather than resume-enhancing for the already advantaged. There are thousands of unemployed teenagers in Washington D.C. who could work as pages and head home to their families every evening – no need to supervise them 24/7. Hiring local teenagers would be one way to address the gulf between Capitol Hill and Washington D.C. and the program would be benefitting kids who know far less about government and politics than some congressman’s 16-year-old.