“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 12, 2013
One of the issues here is that when you look at Americans past, something like 30 percent of U.S. Nobel laureates were born in other countries.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah
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Highlighting the contributions of immigrants to American innovation.

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