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" Running for Senate is a very involved process. "

Tammy Duckworth

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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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" 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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" Nobody wants to be on food stamps, but when my family lost everything, we were grateful for it. I was grateful the program was there so I could concentrate on my schoolwork and not on my empty belly. We were grateful that we had the support we needed to roll up our sleeves and rebuild our lives. "

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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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" 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 actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care. "

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" The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good. "

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" Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return. "

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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 did not know I was a Midwesterner until I got there. I just fell in love with the people. "

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

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

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" My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life. "

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

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" 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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" One of the good things about losing your feet is I can wear all the pointy shoes I want, and it doesn't hurt anymore. I can wear shoes just for fashion now. "

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

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" I believe accurately remembering - and honoring - our whole past is the first step in governing in a way that effectively represents the whole America. "

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