“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 recordNovember 7, 2011
The ugly part is we had a system where the Federal Government set the goal, and then they prescribed to the States what programs and processes we had to use to meet that goal.
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Hiram Bennet
Democratic · Colorado
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Editor's note · Context

Bennet describes the federal overreach in education policy under No Child Left Behind.

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