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On the recordMarch 21, 2006
Listen, my legs are gone. They're never going to grow back, and if this gives me a platform to talk about those issues that are important to people of this district, to talk about education, to talk about health care, then that's fine.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth discusses her injuries and how they provide her a platform to address important issues in her district.

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