Words matter. These are the best Tammy Duckworth Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I did not know I was a Midwesterner until I got there. I just fell in love with the people.
I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost.
As a nation, we need to do everything we can to make sure those who have served have the tools they need to succeed in civilian life.
I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care.
I’m glad that people know my military service. But, like this nation, we are more than our military. And the rest of our story is the same as the rest of my story.
I almost can’t believe this even needs to be said, but it’s not unwarranted to burden retirement advisers with a requirement that they act in their clients’ best interest.
I grew up a daughter of a United States Marine, a daughter of a man so proud to be an American.
The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation’s history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
I can’t avoid the interest in the fact that I’m an injured female soldier.
When I hear from people who are struggling to put food on the table, I understand because I’ve been there.
Like many moms in this country, I work to provide my child the best life she can have. It’s tough. It’s hard to take care of a sick baby all night, wake up tired, and have to go to work when all I want to do is spend time holding her.
Life isn’t fair, and it isn’t government’s job to make life fair. But if you’re not willing to give up on yourself, then we shouldn’t give up on you, either.
I’d do anything to help veterans.
The summer before I started college, my parents walked everywhere instead of taking the bus. Once a week, they would hand over $10 to the university housing office, a deposit so I could move into the dorms in the fall.
My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used… or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community.
Men view life to be as precious as women do, and to say that men have a more violent nature is insulting to men.
I was born in Bangkok in 1968 and grew up in Southeast Asia with my Thai mom and my American father, who first came to the region to fight in Vietnam and stayed to work assisting refugees.
In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It’s the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war.
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.
We should have completed the fight in Afghanistan instead of starting a new war in Iraq.
The wheelchair and the prosthesis give me a soapbox to stand on. If it helps me get my message across, I’m glad; then we need to talk about what we need to do for this country.
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.
We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform – and to future generations – to do something about the issue of climate change.
I admire Governor Blagojevich’s unbending commitment to giving every person in Illinois access to health care.
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.
Veterans Day is a time to celebrate the men and women who have worn this nation’s uniform and to honor their service.
Illinois’ economy will benefit from the modernization of the power sector.
Female service members are so integrated into the military, so critical and vital to all functions of the military, from combat service support to combat support, to direct combat, that we could not go to war as a nation – we could not defend America – without our women.
We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.
In the Senate, you can become one of the nation’s leading voices on the issues.
We must recognize and keep in the public consciousness the significant contributions and sacrifices Americans of every community have made that have helped forge the greatest country our world has ever known.
The ADA allows persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the world around them.
The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.
I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
I said three things when I woke up in Walter Reed. ‘I love you.’ ‘Put me to work,’ and ‘You stink! Go shower!’
What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next.
As I recovered at Walter Reed, I worried about the soldiers who pulled me out of my helicopter that Friday afternoon. Would they make it back okay? And what about all the other soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who were also putting their lives on the line every day?
I feel like moderate Republicans, who would support sensible gun violence legislation, are pushed aside by those folks who are absolutely beholden to the NRA.
My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life.
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.
My arm bones looked like chicken bones.
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.
The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens.
I spent a lot of time between bars like this.
Our troops do an incredible job every single day, but our policymakers have not lived up to the sacrifices that our troops make every day.
Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school.
The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot’s license, and serve in Congress.
Running for Senate is a very involved process.
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.
The bottom line is, when you’re in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member.
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.
Veterans are my life’s work. From the day my buddies saved my life in Iraq, I’ve woken up every single day dedicated to taking care of veterans and doing my best for veterans.
I was in Congress for six months, and they put me on blood pressure medication. I flew helicopters in combat and I was fine, and I survived 13 months in recovery in the hospital… I got to Congress, and six months later I’m on blood pressure medication. Fourteen months later, they doubled the dosage!
I don’t know why I survived Iraq and I don’t know why I made it home, but I do know that this is my second chance at life and I can do whatever I want now.
The power of the ADA is that it ended up changing my life long before I ever imagined it would.
Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
Like so many women, especially military women, I waited to have children.
When I joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1992, there were no female four-star generals. I still remember the day in 2008 when a woman first achieved that rank.
I love the Army with every bone in my body.
