“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 recordJanuary 16, 2019
He is one of the people who can end this shutdown right now, but I don't expect him to because he has taken 800,000 people hostages.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono states that Trump has the power to end the shutdown but is unwilling to do so.

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