“Again, I congratulate Milla Santapaola on this impressive accomplishment.”
“Again, I congratulate Holden Schoen on this impressive accomplishment.”
“I do not doubt that she will succeed in her future academic and military career.”
“I am confident that Milla's time in Annapolis will be similarly impactful for her.”
“I am confident that Holden's time at this incredible institution will be similarly impactful for him.”
“Nominating young people to our service academies is one of my greatest honors as a Member of Congress.”

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On the recordJune 18, 2025
Deploying an extra 2,000 personnel would be Reckless. Pointless. And Disrespectful to our troops.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California
Source
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Newsom expresses strong opposition to the troop increase, calling it reckless and disrespectful.

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