“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 recordMay 17, 2022
We don't want our midshipmen to be good swimmers, and--we do want them to be good swimmers, but we don't want them to have to swim to class.
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C. Ruppersberger
Democratic · Maryland
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Ruppersberger jokes about the flooding issues at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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