“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 recordJanuary 6, 2011
I noticed the other day that the IRS had reported that the 400 top income earners in the country... had paid total Federal taxes of 16.6 percent.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Whitehouse highlights tax disparity between wealthy earners and average Americans.

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