Tammy Duckworth Quotes
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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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You fly. You aviate. You do everything you can to get the aircraft safely on the ground.
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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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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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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 can't avoid the interest in the fact that I'm an injured female soldier.
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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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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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My arm bones looked like chicken bones.
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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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The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens.
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I know firsthand that immigrants make enormous contributions to our nation, but I also know that we need to secure our borders and make sure that those who came here illegally wait their turn, pay a fine and any unpaid taxes, and pass a criminal background check before becoming citizens.
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When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding.
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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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Illinois' economy will benefit from the modernization of the power sector.
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I love the Army with every bone in my body.
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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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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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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 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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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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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?