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" I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war. "

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" The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress. "

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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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" 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? "

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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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" 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. "

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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 don't ever want to be sad about my life. "

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" I spent a lot of time between bars like this. "

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" Like so many women, especially military women, I waited to have children. "

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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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" I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost. "

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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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" 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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" 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. "

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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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" 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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" 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 always wanted to be an ambassador. "

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

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" Whether defending our nation as a Black Hawk pilot abroad or serving our veterans and those in need at home, my life has been enriched by the opportunities I've had to serve my country and fellow citizens, both in and out of uniform. "

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" Every day, members of the LGBTQ community deal with challenges that most Americans will never have to face. These challenges appear in the workplace, in your homes, in your community, and even in the halls of Congress. "

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" 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. "

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