“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 27, 2017
If you are black born in America today, you have a one in three chance of going to prison.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee
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Cooper highlights the alarming statistics regarding incarceration rates among Black Americans.

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