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" I was born in Bangkok in 1968 and grew up in Southeast Asia with my Thai mom and my American father, who first came to the region to fight in Vietnam and stayed to work assisting refugees. "

Tammy Duckworth

Fight

Father

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" 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. "

" My arm bones looked like chicken bones. "

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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. "

" Illinois' economy will benefit from the modernization of the power sector. "

" 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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" 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. "

" I spent twenty years in the Army; of course it's going to color the things I talk about. If anyone spends twenty years doing anything, that's going to play a part in who you are as a human being. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal procurement reform, the Armed Services Committee, manufacturing, and women's health care. "

" 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. "

" Food Stamps helped keep me from going hungry, and Pell grants helped me go to college. "

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" I love the Army with every bone in my body. "

" 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

Back

" What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next. "

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Day

Comfort

" When I hear from people who are struggling to put food on the table, I understand because I've been there. "

" The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens. "