“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 recordMay 17, 2012
This Committee has helped expose the unprecedented and, to me, unconstitutional individual mandate, which requires every American to buy health insurance.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas
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Smith criticizes the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional.

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