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Tammy Duckworth is a United States Senator from Illinois, serving since January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Duckworth is a veteran of the Iraq War, where she became the first female double amputee from the conflict, an experience that has shaped her advocacy for veterans and military families. She has been a strong proponent of healthcare reform, women's rights, and disability rights throughout her political career.
Thank you, Senator Booker, for taking this important stand and for doing so much to make it clear how much pain Donald Trump and Elon Musk are inflicting on the American people in every sector of our society. I am going to be asking you a…
--then they will vote yes on this bill and help give our veterans their jobs back. Otherwise, they are making it clear that they would rather bow down at the altar of Donald Trump than stand up for our heroes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…
I call up my amendment No. 1274 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Illinois [Ms. Duckworth]…
what Trump and Musk have done to our veterans in just 8 weeks since Trump has been back in office amounts to a total betrayal. He has already fired more veterans than any other President in modern history--6,000 and counting--for no…
Take it from VA staff on the frontlines: Trump and Elon Musk are actively undermining the Veterans Crisis Line and hurting our heroes whose lives literally depend on it.
At a minimum, we need to know why this sudden reduction was necessary, what type of work these employees were doing, and what kind of analysis FAA conducted.
this amendment would protect the right to IVF and other fertility care, and it would require insurance to cover IVF. I know my Republican colleagues will claim President Trump has already solved this problem, but don't be fooled. Donald…
Trump’s toothless executive order does nothing to expand access to IVF. In fact, he’s the reason IVF is at risk in the first place.
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…
These short-sighted actions leave service members and Veterans — who are among the likeliest group to be targeted for financial crimes — vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
Once you enlist in the military, they know you’re going to have that job for four years or six years, and then they can just garner your salary.
We know predatory actors will always be looking for opportunities to scam our Veterans, service members and their families from the benefits they have earned and deserve.
When the public gets information on how often assistive devices are broken, it will force them to actually handle wheelchairs better.
Trump’s executive order does nothing to expand access to IVF. But if he’s actually serious about delivering on his campaign promise, he can prove it by calling on Republicans to back my Right to IVF Act. Otherwise, it’s all just lip…
Sean Duffy has pledged to support the legislation that was passed that would make air travel more accessible.
Sean Duffy... pledged to support the legislation that was passed that would make air travel more accessible.
At a minimum, we need to know why this sudden reduction was necessary, what type of work these employees were doing, and what kind of analysis FAA conducted — if any — to ensure this would not adversely impact safety, increase flight…
Sean Duffy had pledged to support the legislation that was passed that would make air travel more accessible.
Sean Duffy... had pledged to support the legislation that was passed that would make air travel more accessible.
if you go back exactly 20 years ago today, I could tell you exactly where I was. I was a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I was staring at the beige-colored walls. And amidst the pain in every inch of my body, I was trying to…
I yield 30 minutes of postcloture debate time to the Democratic leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The Senator from Nevada.
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