Tammy Duckworth Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I admire Governor Blagojevich's unbending commitment to giving every person in Illinois access to health care.
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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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I was so proud when I was commissioned into the Army.
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I had 12 years in the Army before I ever faced combat.
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Veterans are my life's work. From the day my buddies saved my life in Iraq, I've woken up every single day dedicated to taking care of veterans and doing my best for veterans.
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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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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 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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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 have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost.
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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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I shouldn't even be here, so if I'm here, I better do something good.
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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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I always wanted to be an ambassador.
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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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When I hear from people who are struggling to put food on the table, I understand because I've been there.
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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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The power of the ADA is that it ended up changing my life long before I ever imagined it would.