Tammy Duckworth

It's important to have women in leadership positions, because our experiences are different from those of the men we serve with and…

— Tammy Duckworth

Each and every time I went in for IVF treatments, I knew there was a bipartisan group of Congresswomen praying for me,…

— Tammy Duckworth

When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal…

— Tammy Duckworth

I'm glad that people know my military service. But, like this nation, we are more than our military. And the rest of…

— Tammy Duckworth

We must recognize and keep in the public consciousness the significant contributions and sacrifices Americans of every community have made that have…

— Tammy Duckworth

I get up every single day trying to repay a debt that I can never repay. Never. And I will work hard.…

— Tammy Duckworth

I am just one of the overwhelming majority of Americans who is responsible and hard-working and at one point in their life…

— Tammy Duckworth

When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract…

— Tammy Duckworth

Student loans, Social Security, and Medicare make a difference in the lives of working families every day, and the conversation that should…

— Tammy Duckworth

I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men…

— Tammy Duckworth

It was the combination of hard work and a hand up that allowed me to become one of the first women to…

— Tammy Duckworth

Young women are not as likely to receive the encouragement they need from role models like teachers and parents. And they should…

— Tammy Duckworth

One of the good things about losing your feet is I can wear all the pointy shoes I want, and it doesn't…

— Tammy Duckworth

I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we…

— Tammy Duckworth

We are all dishonored when a veteran sleeps on the same streets that he or she has defended. We are all dishonored…

— Tammy Duckworth

I support an all-of-the-above approach attacking climate change - everything from moving America towards being carbon-neutral, moving our country towards clean energy.

— Tammy Duckworth

As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.

— Tammy Duckworth

If you come from a military culture, and you go into see the general or the commander, and he talks to you…

— Tammy Duckworth

The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other…

— Tammy Duckworth

I spent twenty years in the Army; of course it's going to color the things I talk about. If anyone spends twenty…

— Tammy Duckworth

When I joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1992, there were no female four-star generals. I still remember the day in 2008…

— Tammy Duckworth

I feel like moderate Republicans, who would support sensible gun violence legislation, are pushed aside by those folks who are absolutely beholden…

— Tammy Duckworth

I didn't want to get pregnant while commanding an assault helicopter company and, before I knew it, I was deployed and missed…

— Tammy Duckworth

As an assistant operations officer for a helicopter task force in Iraq, I saw my fellow Guardsmen and soldiers risk life and…

— Tammy Duckworth

President Obama pushed for fairness in the military, listening to commanders as we ended Don't Ask Don't Tell, and on how to…

— Tammy Duckworth

My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back…

— Tammy Duckworth

Those who put their lives on the line overseas are undoubtedly American heroes, but it's time for us to remember that those…

— Tammy Duckworth

Our troops do an incredible job every single day, but our policymakers have not lived up to the sacrifices that our troops…

— Tammy Duckworth

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

I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to…

— Tammy Duckworth

The summer before I started college, my parents walked everywhere instead of taking the bus. Once a week, they would hand over…

— Tammy Duckworth

How can you have an educated workforce, how do you equal the economic disparities in this country, if you can't make college…

— Tammy Duckworth

My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being…

— Tammy Duckworth