Nobody wants to be on food stamps, but when my family lost everything, we were grateful for it. I was grateful the program was there so I could concentrate on my schoolwork and not on my empty belly. We were… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
Food Stamps helped keep me from going hungry, and Pell grants helped me go to college. — 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 Image
I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The ADA allows persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the world around them. — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
