“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 21, 2010
It is not going to get better. It is going to get worse because every time they do a filibuster on us, we are going to do two on them.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Durbin warns of the escalating cycle of filibusters between parties.

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