“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 1, 2010
your courage to come here today is inspiring to all of us, so thank you very much for doing that.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Durbin praises Mr. Memarian's courage for testifying about free expression.

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