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Tammy Duckworth

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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.

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Mar 23, 2023

This is why AFA supports Senator Duckworth's legislation, the Emergency Vacating Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act.

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Mar 23, 2023

So, we need to take into consideration there are different issues that can be brought into the simulation...

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Mar 23, 2023

This is why AFA supports Senator Duckworth's legislation, the Emergency Vacating Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act.

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Mar 23, 2023

I am deeply concerned about the impact that action will have on residents and local businesses.

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Mar 23, 2023

Disabled passengers deserve to travel not just safely, but they deserve to travel with dignity.

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Mar 23, 2023

They are my legs. My wheelchair are my legs. Imagine if a regular passenger had their legs broken on a flight and had to wait weeks or months.

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Mar 23, 2023

Thank you. We certainly test the safety of automobiles with crash test dummies to simulate babies in car seats...

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Mar 23, 2023

I know I would have many unhappy constituents if I supported any legislation that made air travel more expensive and less affordable.

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Mar 22, 2023

I am deeply concerned about the impact that action will have on residents and local businesses.

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Mar 22, 2023

We certainly test the safety of automobiles with crash test dummies to simulate babies in car seats and people with disabilities, so I am certain that you can introduce human analogous dummies into the process.

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Mar 22, 2023

Disabled passengers deserve to travel not just safely, but they deserve to travel with dignity.

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Mar 22, 2023

the continued urgency of our nation having a diplomatic corps that is second to none.

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Mar 22, 2023

This is why AFA supports Senator Duckworth's legislation, the Emergency Vacating Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act.

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Mar 22, 2023

To say that rail safety is important to our State would be an understatement.

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Mar 22, 2023

I want to start by talking about consumer safety.

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Mar 22, 2023

most people run from battle, but our servicemembers run toward it. They watch their brothers and sisters get wounded. They miss births and funerals, school plays and college graduations. Then they come home bearing the wounds of war--both…

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Mar 22, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 316

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Mar 22, 2023

So, we need to take into consideration there are different issues that can be brought into the simulation of whether or not an aircraft can be evacuated in that amount of time.

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Mar 22, 2023

Over my objection, as well as that of Senator Durbin and others among the Illinois Congressional delegation, the Surface Transportation Board recently approved a merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.

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Mar 22, 2023

The bottom line is that what happened in East Palestine could have just easily happened in Illinois.

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Mar 22, 2023

Senator Baldwin and I introduced the Emergency Vacating of the Aircraft Cabin Act, the EVAC Act, to require the FAA to establish evacuation standards.

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Mar 22, 2023

I know I would have many unhappy constituents if I supported any legislation that made air travel more expensive and less affordable.

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Mar 22, 2023

To say that rail safety is important to our State would be an understatement.

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Mar 22, 2023

if we really wanted to support families in this country, we would have universal childcare, we would have paid family leave, and we would certainly have universal pre-K.

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Mar 22, 2023

countries in this region cannot ignore the PRC's presence and proximity.

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