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" I spent a lot of time between bars like this. "
Tammy Duckworth
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" Female service members are so integrated into the military, so critical and vital to all functions of the military, from combat service support to combat support, to direct combat, that we could not go to war as a nation - we could not defend America - without our women. "
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" The ADA allows persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the world around them. "
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" 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. "
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" My arm bones looked like chicken bones. "
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" Our troops do an incredible job every single day, but our policymakers have not lived up to the sacrifices that our troops make every day. "
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" My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life. "
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" I don't ever want to be sad about my life. "
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" Life isn't fair, and it isn't government's job to make life fair. But if you're not willing to give up on yourself, then we shouldn't give up on you, either. "
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" Veterans Day is a time to celebrate the men and women who have worn this nation's uniform and to honor their service. "
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" I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to control your breathing. It's all part of my years in the military, where I was taught to become a marksman but also to respect my weapon. "
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" I admire Governor Blagojevich's unbending commitment to giving every person in Illinois access to health care. "
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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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" When I was young, my dad, a veteran who attended college on the GI Bill, lost his job at age 55 when the company he worked for was sold. My entire family pitched in - my mom took in sewing, and I got a minimum wage job after school. "
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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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" Nobody wants to be on food stamps, but when my family lost everything, we were grateful for it. I was grateful the program was there so I could concentrate on my schoolwork and not on my empty belly. We were grateful that we had the support we needed to roll up our sleeves and rebuild our lives. "
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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 actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care. "
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" I was in Congress for six months, and they put me on blood pressure medication. I flew helicopters in combat and I was fine, and I survived 13 months in recovery in the hospital... I got to Congress, and six months later I'm on blood pressure medication. Fourteen months later, they doubled the dosage! "
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" As an assistant operations officer for a helicopter task force in Iraq, I saw my fellow Guardsmen and soldiers risk life and limb to maintain diesel fuel supply lines. "
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" Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough. "
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" I consider myself lucky to have been born into a family that valued service to both one's country and one's community. "
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" Veterans are my life's work. From the day my buddies saved my life in Iraq, I've woken up every single day dedicated to taking care of veterans and doing my best for veterans. "
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" We must recognize and keep in the public consciousness the significant contributions and sacrifices Americans of every community have made that have helped forge the greatest country our world has ever known. "
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" 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. "
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" We must be an inclusive nation that respects and supports all of its citizens: a nation that doesn't give up on anyone who hasn't given up on themselves. "
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