“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 9, 2014
If you put somebody in disability that is not truly disabled, what you did is put a ceiling on their ability to achieve, perform, grow, succeed.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Coburn discusses the negative impact of mislabeling individuals as disabled.

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