Tammy Duckworth actually said...

"We are here to talk about government accountability today, and this an incredibly important topic, but I would be remiss not to mention that our government is in shutdown for the first time in nearly ..."

"I really don't understand this because you know it used to be that when our Nation came under attack, we would rally together and especially, especially around our men and women in uniform."

"I will always place the mission first, I will never accept defeat, I will never quit, and I will never leave a fallen comrade behind."

"We could end sequestration. We should end sequestration."