On the recordJuly 25, 2017
If you're willing to serve this country in uniform and you're willing to lay down your life to protect it, you deserve to be able to do that.
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Senator Duckworth emphasizes that all individuals willing to serve in the military, regardless of their gender identity, should have the right to do so.
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