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Tammy Duckworth

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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Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on March 15, 2022 a tweet
“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 same job last year. And it's even worse for women of color.”
Mostly False
By Analisa Trofimuk • April 1, 2022
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on September 16, 2019 a tweet
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 or sexual orientation, evicting immigrant families of mixed legal status from subsidized housing and raising rent.
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 20, 2019
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on August 7, 2018 remarks during a press conference
"If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire gun store inventory to ‘personal use’ and once it is a personal use weapon, you can sell it without background checks."
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 26, 2018
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on August 31, 2016 an email fundraising letter
"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 Super PAC."
Mostly False
By Madeleine Doubek • September 28, 2016
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on August 18, 2016 in a speech
Mark Kirk’s claim of national security expertise is "based on his military record which he lied about at least 10 times."
Mostly True
By Matt Dietrich • September 15, 2016
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on June 8, 2016 a tweet
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."
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By Kevin Hoffman • July 15, 2016
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Latest Fact-Checks About Tammy Duckworth

Independent Voice for Illinois PAC
Independent Voice for Illinois PAC
stated on August 9, 2016 an attack video advertisement of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth
"...Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted ‘yes’ (on the Iran nuclear deal)." 
Mostly False
By Marc Filippino • August 23, 2016
Mark Kirk
Mark Kirk
stated on June 15, 2016 a website press release
Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS."
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By Madeleine Doubek • July 21, 2016
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