“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 recordJune 26, 2017
He's an excellent senator. He's taken a principled stand, and I want him back in the Senate. So, I was amazed and appalled to learn that any Republican group would be running negative ads against Dean.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
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Senator Collins defends Dean Heller and criticizes the negative ads targeting him.

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