Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 after representing Illinois' 8th Congressional District for two terms. She is an Iraq War veteran and former Assistant Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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“An extra 2 whole months and 15 days. That’s how long it takes for white women to make the same amount men made in the…
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Says President Trump’s administration has "actually worsened our nation’s homelessness crisis" by cutting affordable housing programs, allowing shelters to refuse people based on gender identity…
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"If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire…
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"Republican Mark Kirk is outsourcing his campaign to a Super PAC funded almost exclusively by a bunch of hedge fund billionaires. ... I don’t have a…
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Mark Kirk’s claim of national security expertise is "based on his military record which he lied about at least 10 times."
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Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."