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" I admire Governor Blagojevich's unbending commitment to giving every person in Illinois access to health care. "
Tammy Duckworth
Care
Giving
Commitment
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" How can you have an educated workforce, how do you equal the economic disparities in this country, if you can't make college more affordable for those who are struggling to make it? "
Tammy Duckworth
Educated
More
College
" I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to work on this but not that.' You have to work on all of it. "
Tammy Duckworth
Say
Work
Think
" I had 12 years in the Army before I ever faced combat. "
Tammy Duckworth
Ever
Before
Army
" I consider myself lucky to have been born into a family that valued service to both one's country and one's community. "
Tammy Duckworth
Born
Family
Myself
" I don't know why I survived Iraq and I don't know why I made it home, but I do know that this is my second chance at life and I can do whatever I want now. "
Tammy Duckworth
Chance
Know
Life
" I always wanted to be an ambassador. "
Tammy Duckworth
Always
Ambassador
Wanted
" In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues. "
Tammy Duckworth
Nation
You
Senate
" Veterans Day is a time to celebrate the men and women who have worn this nation's uniform and to honor their service. "
Tammy Duckworth
Day
Service
Men
" I know firsthand that immigrants make enormous contributions to our nation, but I also know that we need to secure our borders and make sure that those who came here illegally wait their turn, pay a fine and any unpaid taxes, and pass a criminal background check before becoming citizens. "
Tammy Duckworth
Wait
Immigrants
Know
" I get up every single day trying to repay a debt that I can never repay. Never. And I will work hard. Because I don't know why I was saved. I don't know. "
Tammy Duckworth
Day
Work Hard
Work
" It was the combination of hard work and a hand up that allowed me to become one of the first women to fly in combat missions and achieve my American Dream. "
Tammy Duckworth
Work
American Dream
Hard Work
" My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used... or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community. "
Tammy Duckworth
People
Community
Work
" Running for Senate is a very involved process. "
Tammy Duckworth
Process
Involved
Very
" I had been pursuing a Ph.D. in political science when my National Guard unit was sent to Iraq. Eight months into our deployment, in November 2004, a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents tore through the pilot's side of the Blackhawk helicopter I was flying. "
Tammy Duckworth
Science
Political
Flying
" It's really hard to use a laptop when you only have half a lap. "
Tammy Duckworth
Laptop
You
Really
" The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member. "
Tammy Duckworth
Beginning
House
You
" The summer before I started college, my parents walked everywhere instead of taking the bus. Once a week, they would hand over $10 to the university housing office, a deposit so I could move into the dorms in the fall. "
Tammy Duckworth
Fall
Week
Parents
" What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next. "
Tammy Duckworth
Like
Day
Comfort
" Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school. "
Tammy Duckworth
Home
Childhood
High School
" I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care. "
Tammy Duckworth
Care
Walk
Health
" Each and every time I went in for IVF treatments, I knew there was a bipartisan group of Congresswomen praying for me, and I was honored that the same group was there at my baby shower. "
Tammy Duckworth
Group
Baby
Time
" As I recovered at Walter Reed, I worried about the soldiers who pulled me out of my helicopter that Friday afternoon. Would they make it back okay? And what about all the other soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who were also putting their lives on the line every day? "
Tammy Duckworth
Every Day
Day
Back
" I believe accurately remembering - and honoring - our whole past is the first step in governing in a way that effectively represents the whole America. "
Tammy Duckworth
Past
Step
First Step
" I didn't want to get pregnant while commanding an assault helicopter company and, before I knew it, I was deployed and missed out on many of my childbearing years. "
Tammy Duckworth
Missed
Years
Want
" I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost. "
Tammy Duckworth
Personally
Seen
Medical
" I'm glad that people know my military service. But, like this nation, we are more than our military. And the rest of our story is the same as the rest of my story. "
Tammy Duckworth
Service
Know
More
" I love the Army with every bone in my body. "
Tammy Duckworth
Love
Army
Body
" Illinois' economy will benefit from the modernization of the power sector. "
Tammy Duckworth
Modernization
Power
Will
" I do not have PTSD, but if I watch part of a movie like 'The Hurt Locker,' or when I spend time around Blackhawk helicopters, I will close my eyes that night and live an entire day in Iraq, flying my missions. I remember the smell and the feel and the heat and everything about it. Then I wake up in Illinois, and I'm exhausted. "
Tammy Duckworth
Flying
Live
Night
" When I hear from people who are struggling to put food on the table, I understand because I've been there. "
Tammy Duckworth
Table
Food
Hear