“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 recordApril 27, 2009
I don't know how that happened. I opened up the newspaper this morning and there's a picture of pigs and hogs, as though all of them are affected with this.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Editor's note · Context

Harkin expresses confusion over media portrayal of swine flu affecting pigs.

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