“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 recordMarch 6, 2003
Mr. Secretary, you did the right thing. It was not popular, but doing something popular is not always right, and doing something right is not always popular.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Support for the Secretary's decision on VA health care enrollments.

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