“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 12, 2009
One of the results of No Child Left Behind... is that... the first teachers to go... is usually the art teacher or the music teacher or the phys ed teacher.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
Source
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Harkin discusses the negative impact of No Child Left Behind on arts and physical education teachers.

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