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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? "

Tammy Duckworth

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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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" My first direct encounter with the military was when I joined ROTC as a graduate student, although my father, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, can trace the military service in our family all the way back to the Revolutionary War. "

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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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" 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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" I was so proud when I was commissioned into the Army. "

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

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" Running for Senate is a very involved process. "

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

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

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" I said three things when I woke up in Walter Reed. 'I love you.' 'Put me to work,' and 'You stink! Go shower!' "

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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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" 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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" Student loans, Social Security, and Medicare make a difference in the lives of working families every day, and the conversation that should be taking place is how we can save these programs, not weaken them. "

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

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" I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men and women under his or her command within the Uniform Code of Military Justice. "

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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 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" Each and every time I went in for IVF treatments, I knew there was a bipartisan group of Congresswomen praying for me, and I was honored that the same group was there at my baby shower. "

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" In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues. "

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

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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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" 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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