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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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Oct 7, 2020

Well, I mean, the real danger here is Donald Trump, it's not on gold star families. And, of course, he would disparage him. Of course, he would blame them for spreading a virus. This is what he has always done.

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Oct 7, 2020

the only person that is dangerous in this is Donald Trump.

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Oct 7, 2020

he has now put our country in real national security danger because of his utter lack of respect for science.

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Oct 7, 2020

Imagine if a foreign adversary were to decide that they were going to infiltrate the White House by sending in an agent who would then spread a deadly virus around and infect the commander in chief.

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Oct 7, 2020

the man is not fit to be commander in chief for another minute.

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Oct 7, 2020

This is what he's doing. He has let down our military. He's let down our military families. And for him to continue to insult our gold star families is -- shameful is not even the word for it. I mean, the man is not fit to be commander in…

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Oct 7, 2020

he's blaming everyone else.

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Sep 23, 2020

a 5-foot-1-inch giant, Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed this Nation--and the potential of my own life--time and again, seeing no challenge too big and finding no cause too small to fight for. A woman with the softest voice, yet the most…

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Sep 9, 2020

I come to the floor today as a Senator, a veteran, and apparently, according to Donald Trump, a ``sucker'' and a ``loser.'' Perhaps my presence here is uncomfortable for him. After all, according to a number of reports, he thinks nobody…

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Sep 9, 2020

I cannot support the incomplete Senate Republican resolution for a simple reason: We are not honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold Star families in this Republican resolution. We cannot…

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Sep 9, 2020

all I can do is to implore my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to reassert their independence, actually put principle before party and support this resolution, which simply recognizes a basic reality. Trump's denigration of…

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Sep 7, 2020

He is not fit to be Commander-in-Chief of our nation's military for yet for another minute.

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Sep 7, 2020

He has never done anything that was a service in something greater than himself. He is a transactional, narcissistic, egotistical human being who thinks only about himself first and foremost, and what is in it for him.

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Sep 7, 2020

He has done a number of other things that are very consistent that shows that he is not fit to be Commander-in-Chief.

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Sep 7, 2020

For the first time, the majority of the troops if they are asked today to vote would not vote For Donald Trump.

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Sep 7, 2020

This is the President who picked a lobbyist for a defense company, Raytheon to be his Secretary of Defense.

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Sep 7, 2020

He has not been better for the troops than any other President.

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Aug 5, 2020

I am speaking tonight on behalf of the millions of Americans living with disabilities, and on behalf of the many more who, whether they know it or not, are just 1 day, one accident, one devastating medical diagnosis away from acquiring a…

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Jun 29, 2020

I come to the floor today appalled by what appears to be a total betrayal of troops by the man who is supposed to be their Commander in Chief, a man who swore an oath to support and defend our Constitution from our Nation's enemies. This…

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Jun 23, 2020

if you walk outside this building and take a few steps toward the White House, you can almost hear the cries for justice still ringing out through the air; you can almost still smell the tear gas lingering over our Nation's Capital. Listen…

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Jun 16, 2020

earlier this month, Illinois lost a local legend after a courageous 5-year battle against cancer. A lifelong Illinoisan and a 50-year public servant, Larry Walsh, Sr., was known for his booming voice and big smile. He was a warm, welcoming…

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Jun 16, 2020

I continue with the reading of the letter from Birmingham jail, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Yes, they have gone to jail with us. Some have been dismissed from their churches, have lost the support of their bishops and fellow ministers. But…

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Jun 9, 2020

none of us in this body is naive enough not to understand the challenges the People's Republic of China represents to our country and to the world. But this bill, which threatens to further incite the tensions already tearing at the fabric…

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Jun 2, 2020

first he said ``I can't breathe.'' Then he called out ``Mama'' for his late mother. Last Monday, in broad daylight, George Floyd was slowly, publicly killed by someone whose responsibility it was to protect and serve. Officer Derek…

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Jun 2, 2020

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1938 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; further, that the bill be read a third time and…

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