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" It's really hard to use a laptop when you only have half a lap. "

Tammy Duckworth

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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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" At my core, I know that the American Dream is about the opportunity to work hard to make your future. "

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" I know from personal experience that engaging with your community and helping others helps foster a sense of shared sacrifice and - at a time when our politics seem more focused on tearing us apart than bringing us together - that shared sacrifice will help us rekindle the national unity that has made us the strongest nation in the world. "

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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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" 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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" I can't avoid the interest in the fact that I'm an injured female soldier. "

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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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" If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk. "

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

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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'm glad that people know my military service. But, like this nation, we are more than our military. And the rest of our story is the same as the rest of my story. "

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" Energy is one of the most precious battlefield resources, but it is risky and expensive to deliver in combat zones. "

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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. "

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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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" Sometimes it takes dealing with a disability - the trauma, the relearning, the months of rehabilitation therapy - to uncover our true abilities and how we can put them to work for us in ways we may have never imagined. "

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" We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the issue of climate change. "

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" Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough. "

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

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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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" Men view life to be as precious as women do, and to say that men have a more violent nature is insulting to men. "

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" When I joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1992, there were no female four-star generals. I still remember the day in 2008 when a woman first achieved that rank. "

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" Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school. "

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