“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 10, 2014
Our policy is if everything else fails, we will use military force, but given the consequences of that we would dearly love to stop everything else from failing.
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Martin Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Adam Smith outlines the U.S. policy on military force as a last resort.

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