Veterans are my life's work. From the day my buddies saved my life in Iraq, I've woken up every single day dedicated… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
At my core, I know that the American Dream is about the opportunity to work hard to make your future. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
I was born in Bangkok in 1968 and grew up in Southeast Asia with my Thai mom and my American father, who… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
I said three things when I woke up in Walter Reed. 'I love you.' 'Put me to work,' and 'You stink! Go… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
It was the combination of hard work and a hand up that allowed me to become one of the first women to… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
I get up every single day trying to repay a debt that I can never repay. Never. And I will work hard.… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
Like many moms in this country, I work to provide my child the best life she can have. It's tough. It's hard… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
Sometimes it takes dealing with a disability - the trauma, the relearning, the months of rehabilitation therapy - to uncover our true… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
I believe accurately remembering - and honoring - our whole past is the first step in governing in a way that effectively represents the… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
Female service members are so integrated into the military, so critical and vital to all functions of the military, from combat service support to… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
The ADA allows persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the world around them. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
I remember my mother taking me as a very little kid to the roof of our home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to look at… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
I grew up a daughter of a United States Marine, a daughter of a man so proud to be an American. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
As a nation, we need to do everything we can to make sure those who have served have the tools they need to succeed… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
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 Copy Share
We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the issue of… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
Each and every time I went in for IVF treatments, I knew there was a bipartisan group of Congresswomen praying for me, and I… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share
