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Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
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I don't ever want to be sad about my life. Tammy Duckworth
Sad Life My Life About Want Ever
One of the good things about losing your feet is I can wear all the pointy shoes I want, and it doesn't hurt anymore. I can wear shoes just for fashion now. Tammy Duckworth
Good Fashion Hurt Good Things Losing Shoes Wear About Feet Just Want Anymore Your Now Things
I always wanted to be an ambassador. Tammy Duckworth
Always Ambassador Wanted
When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal procurement reform, the Armed Services Committee, manufacturing, and women's health care. Tammy Duckworth
Health You Women Care Example Become Congress Member Federal Armed Armed Services For Example Couple Health Care Subjects Reform Committee Expert Worked Manufacturing Services
In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues. Tammy Duckworth
You Become Nation Voices Leading Issues Senate
When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you. Tammy Duckworth
Positive Politics You Vote Woman Women Negative Men Seen First Other Ran More Both Could Voters Attract Also Hand Lot Being
When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding. Tammy Duckworth
World Incredibly Focused Mission Got Iraq Rewarding
My first direct encounter with the military was when I joined ROTC as a graduate student, although my father, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, can trace the military service in our family all the way back to the Revolutionary War. Tammy Duckworth
Service War Family Father Marine Corps First Military Back Our Way Corps Direct Joined Student Trace Although Encounter Revolutionary Revolutionary War Graduate Graduate Student Who Military Service Served Marine
Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school. Tammy Duckworth
Home School High High School Hawaii Southeast Southeast Asia Childhood Moved Asia Much
I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men and women under his or her command within the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Tammy Duckworth
Justice Army Women Discipline Men Men And Women Military Lead Highest Highest Priority Within Priority Command Commander His Authority Manage Placed Uniform Unit Code Her
Energy is one of the most precious battlefield resources, but it is risky and expensive to deliver in combat zones. Tammy Duckworth
Energy Resources Battlefield Risky Deliver Combat Most Precious Expensive Zone
As an assistant operations officer for a helicopter task force in Iraq, I saw my fellow Guardsmen and soldiers risk life and limb to maintain diesel fuel supply lines. Tammy Duckworth
Life Saw Soldiers Risk Supply Maintain Fellow Force Limb Operations Lines Iraq Officer Task Task Force Diesel Fuel Helicopter Assistant
We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the issue of climate change. Tammy Duckworth
Future Change Women Obligation Men Men And Women Our Future Generations About Something Generations Climate Climate Change Issue Uniform
Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return. Tammy Duckworth
Women Men Men And Women National Military Our Return Greatest Women Are Should Treasure
I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war. Tammy Duckworth
War Duty Believe Because Doing Iraq Agreed
When I hear from people who are struggling to put food on the table, I understand because I've been there. Tammy Duckworth
Food People Table Struggling Put Because Understand Hear Been Who
When I was young, my dad, a veteran who attended college on the GI Bill, lost his job at age 55 when the company he worked for was sold. My entire family pitched in - my mom took in sewing, and I got a minimum wage job after school. Tammy Duckworth
Mom Family Age School Veteran Job College Lost Young Took Sold Sewing Minimum Minimum Wage Entire He Attended Got Wage His After After-School Worked Bill Who Company Dad
Food Stamps helped keep me from going hungry, and Pell grants helped me go to college. Tammy Duckworth
Food Me College Pell Hungry Food Stamps Go Going Stamps Grants Helped Keep
It was the combination of hard work and a hand up that allowed me to become one of the first women to fly in combat missions and achieve my American Dream. Tammy Duckworth
Work Hard Work Me Women Achieve Fly First Become Dream Allowed Combat Combination Missions Hand Up American American Dream Hard
I know firsthand that immigrants make enormous contributions to our nation, but I also know that we need to secure our borders and make sure that those who came here illegally wait their turn, pay a fine and any unpaid taxes, and pass a criminal background check before becoming citizens. Tammy Duckworth
Wait Nation Before Pay Enormous Criminal Our Background Those Secure Immigrants Unpaid Citizens Borders Fine Check Know Also Make Sure Pass Becoming Firsthand Came Contributions Any Turn Taxes Who Here Need
The power of the ADA is that it ended up changing my life long before I ever imagined it would. Tammy Duckworth
Life My Life Long Power Before Changing Would Up Ended Ever ADA Imagined
I consider myself lucky to have been born into a family that valued service to both one's country and one's community. Tammy Duckworth
Service Myself Family Country Community Consider Valued Born Both Been Lucky
Whether defending our nation as a Black Hawk pilot abroad or serving our veterans and those in need at home, my life has been enriched by the opportunities I've had to serve my country and fellow citizens, both in and out of uniform. Tammy Duckworth
Life Home Opportunities Pilot Veterans Black My Life Country Nation Enriched Our Those Out Has-Been Citizens Abroad Both Hawk Had Fellow Fellow Citizens Been Whether Uniform Serve Serving Need Defending
Like so many women, especially military women, I waited to have children. Tammy Duckworth
Women Military Like Waited Children Many
I didn't want to get pregnant while commanding an assault helicopter company and, before I knew it, I was deployed and missed out on many of my childbearing years. Tammy Duckworth
Before Out Knew Missed Years Commanding Get Want Deployed While Pregnant Helicopter Assault Many Company
I can't avoid the interest in the fact that I'm an injured female soldier. Tammy Duckworth
Soldier Fact Female Interest Avoid Injured
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