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" In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues. "
Tammy Duckworth
Nation
You
Senate
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" The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed. "
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" My arm bones looked like chicken bones. "
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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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" The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent. "
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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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" We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" It's really hard to use a laptop when you only have half a lap. "
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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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" When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding. "
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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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" The power of the ADA is that it ended up changing my life long before I ever imagined it would. "
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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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" Running for Senate is a very involved process. "
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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. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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