“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 recordFebruary 6, 2013
The bottom line is that our agencies didn't do enough to protect our people on the ground and we have to do better.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire
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Acknowledges failures in protecting personnel during the Benghazi attack.

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