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" I grew up a daughter of a United States Marine, a daughter of a man so proud to be an American. "
Tammy Duckworth
Man
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" The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member. "
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" 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. "
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" Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer. "
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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? "
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" The lessons I learned as an officer, the challenges I've faced, and the camaraderie I've experienced are at the core of who I am. "
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" As a nation, we need to do everything we can to make sure those who have served have the tools they need to succeed in civilian life. "
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" The power of the ADA is that it ended up changing my life long before I ever imagined it would. "
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" In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues. "
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" Like so many women, especially military women, I waited to have children. "
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" The wheelchair and the prosthesis give me a soapbox to stand on. If it helps me get my message across, I'm glad; then we need to talk about what we need to do for this country. "
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" I said three things when I woke up in Walter Reed. 'I love you.' 'Put me to work,' and 'You stink! Go shower!' "
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" We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq. "
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" 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. "
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" Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return. "
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" One of the good things about losing your feet is I can wear all the pointy shoes I want, and it doesn't hurt anymore. I can wear shoes just for fashion now. "
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" Running for Senate is a very involved process. "
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" I always wanted to be an ambassador. "
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" I spent a lot of time between bars like this. "
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" When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you. "
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" I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?' "
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Will
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" You fly. You aviate. You do everything you can to get the aircraft safely on the ground. "
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Everything
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" 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. "
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" I am just one of the overwhelming majority of Americans who is responsible and hard-working and at one point in their life benefited greatly from government programs such as student loans, Medicare, and Social Security. "
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" My arm bones looked like chicken bones. "
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" In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft. "
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" My first direct encounter with the military was when I joined ROTC as a graduate student, although my father, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, can trace the military service in our family all the way back to the Revolutionary War. "
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" I almost can't believe this even needs to be said, but it's not unwarranted to burden retirement advisers with a requirement that they act in their clients' best interest. "
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" My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they? "
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