sentences:  The Clerk is responsible for the effective administration of all personnel matters, including those relating to the house pages.The two Clerks of the House during the scandal were Jeff Trandahl and Karen Haas; the latter was elevated to the position from being floor assistant for Hastert after Trandahl resigned on November 18, 2005.At least thirteen Republican Congressmen or congressional staffers acknowledged that they knew of the five initial e-mails before they were made public