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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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Feb 25, 2019

imagine the joy, the emotion, and the anticipation that comes with being in the third trimester of your pregnancy. Imagine choosing the crib and the mobiles that will hang above it. Imagine telling your toddler that he was getting a little…

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Feb 6, 2019

while the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act is clearly far from perfect, the majority of the legislation addresses several key priorities that are particularly important to me: formalizing long-term security aid to…

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Jan 22, 2019

I am just appalled that that is what she has said, that she would actually attack a veteran, a man of honor, a man who in his remarks when he testified under oath was that here in the United States, right matter. And that is why he spoke…

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Jan 22, 2019

Mulvaney has actually said on record in a press interview that there was quid pro quo, right? He said, hey, we do this all the time, get used to it.

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Jan 22, 2019

Well, then allow us to subpoena the additional evidence that the White House is hiding from the American people.

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Jan 22, 2019

If anybody has denigrated America, it's President Trump. It is certainly not Colonel Vindman. He, in fact, has talked about how great this nation is, how grateful he is that his father escaped Soviet Union to come to the United States, how…

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Jan 22, 2019

I watched the House trial, and the way that the House managers have actually presented the evidence in chronological order was new to me.

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Dec 19, 2018

I thank my colleague from Connecticut. Right now, tens of thousands of American heroes are suffering and even dying while some folks in government are looking the other way, refusing to heed their calls for help. Our blue water veterans…

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Nov 28, 2018

I think that if we are all being honest, we will recognize that, of course, Congress meant to provide DOE employees with enforceable whistleblower protections.

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Nov 28, 2018

I hope we can move swiftly to clarify this important law by passing S. 2968.

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Nov 28, 2018

DOE employees deserve the same whistleblower protections that are provided to employees of DOE contractors and subcontractors.

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Nov 14, 2018

Well, I think it's 100 percent in him trying to make up for the fact that he couldn't be bothered to stand in the rain to honor our heroic dead on Veterans Day, that he's had a terrible week, and he is trying to take credit for things that…

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Nov 14, 2018

I believe that additional funding for these efforts, as well as for Federal agencies, will go a long way in Illinois and across America.

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Nov 14, 2018

do you think this bill should require that States use a portion of their funding to help recover threatened and endangered species as part of the Act?

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Nov 14, 2018

If he truly cared about the troops, he would go visit them in a combat zone. He would go to the cemetery whether it was raining or snowing to honor our heroic dead.

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Nov 14, 2018

No. If anything, those 5,000 troops being sent to the Texas border when the caravan 1,000 miles away is headed towards California and they're being sent to the border over Thanksgiving and potentially over Christmas is, if anything, it's…

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Nov 14, 2018

If he truly wants to support our troops, then he should pay more attention to making sure that we actually have a strategy for North Korea, that he provides these funding to support our veterans, those are going back to school in a GI bill…

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Oct 9, 2018

I think we are, if anything, late to the party.

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Oct 9, 2018

The reality is that the Federal Government has fallen behind the curve in protecting digital security rights.

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Oct 9, 2018

A clear, simple standard for U.S. companies to know what they are allowed to do with our regular or personal data or sensitive data is a good move.

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Oct 9, 2018

I was really struck by how these actions shined a spotlight on Congress' failure to modernize Federal privacy laws.

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Oct 5, 2018

as I begin speaking tonight, we are less than 24 hours away from handing a seat on the Supreme Court to a man credibly accused of sexual assault--a lifetime appointment that would give him immense power to determine the right of every…

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Oct 4, 2018

by the time Dr. Ford was sharing her story last Thursday afternoon, I was heartbroken. Then, by the time Judge Kavanaugh was done speaking, just a few hours later, I was horrified. Dr. Ford spent her time talking about the laughter she…

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Sep 25, 2018

I am here today to honor the life of GEN John Abrams--a father, a husband, a friend, a soldier, and to so many, a hero. He passed away last month at the age of 71 after spending more than half of his life in the U.S. Army. Rising from the…

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Sep 24, 2018

Thank you for scheduling this important hearing to examine the Department of Energy's efforts in the field of quantum information science.

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