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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. "
Tammy Duckworth
Up
Single
Lived
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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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" If you come from a military culture, and you go into see the general or the commander, and he talks to you very calmly and says, 'I'm very disappointed in you,' that's devastating. "
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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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Community
Work
" 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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Overlook
History
" We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq. "
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War
Starting
" 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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Baby
Time
" 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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Years
Want
" The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives. "
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Stand
Commitment
Stand Up
" I can't avoid the interest in the fact that I'm an injured female soldier. "
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Fact
Soldier
Interest
" In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft. "
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Job
People
Ultimate
" You fly. You aviate. You do everything you can to get the aircraft safely on the ground. "
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Fly
Everything
Ground
" The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens. "
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Country
Deserve
Better
" 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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Said
Believe
Best
" The wheelchair and the prosthesis give me a soapbox to stand on. If it helps me get my message across, I'm glad; then we need to talk about what we need to do for this country. "
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Country
Talk
Me
" Like many moms in this country, I work to provide my child the best life she can have. It's tough. It's hard to take care of a sick baby all night, wake up tired, and have to go to work when all I want to do is spend time holding her. "
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Work
Tired
Time
" 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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Work
You
Love
" Those who put their lives on the line overseas are undoubtedly American heroes, but it's time for us to remember that those who serve in civilian life also embody the American spirit and are worthy of our praise as well. "
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Life
Remember
Spirit
" 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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Rank
Army
Remember
" What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next. "
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Like
Day
Comfort
" At my core, I know that the American Dream is about the opportunity to work hard to make your future. "
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Work Hard
Work
Opportunity
" Running for Senate is a very involved process. "
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Process
Involved
Very
" 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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American Dream
Work
Opportunity
" 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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Family
" 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. "
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Flying
Live
Night
" 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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Life
Point
Security
" I remember my mother taking me as a very little kid to the roof of our home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to look at the bombs exploding in the distance. She didn't want us to be scared by the booms and the strange flashes of light. It was her way of helping us to understand what was happening. "
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Mother
Home
Light
" I don't ever want to be sad about my life. "
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Want
Sad
My Life
" I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care. "
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Care
Walk
Health