“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 recordOctober 5, 2011
So you now have no more unemployment benefits, and you are middle class yesterday, and today you are with food stamps.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington
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McDermott discusses the transition from middle class to reliance on food stamps due to unemployment.

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