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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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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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What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next.
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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'd do anything to help veterans.
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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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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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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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As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.
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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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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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I spent a lot of time between bars like this.
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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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We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq.
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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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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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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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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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I had 12 years in the Army before I ever faced combat.
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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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The lessons I learned as an officer, the challenges I've faced, and the camaraderie I've experienced are at the core of who I am.
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As I recovered at Walter Reed, I worried about the soldiers who pulled me out of my helicopter that Friday afternoon. Would they make it back okay? And what about all the other soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who were also putting their lives on the line every day?
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I admire Governor Blagojevich's unbending commitment to giving every person in Illinois access to health care.
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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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