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Duckworth is the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, the first person born in Thailand elected to Congress, the first woman with a disability elected to Congress, the first female double amputee in the Senate, and the first senator to give birth while in office.
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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who was among the first handful of Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Mar 28, 2021 · Tammy Duckworth was a Black Hawk helicopter pilot during the Iraq War when she was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade. She lost both legs, and her right arm was...
May 7, 2024 · Illinois' Tammy Duckworth became the first disabled female veteran to earn election to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the second female Asian American...
3 days ago · Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., delivered remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY app Start the day smarter ☀️
3 days ago · Tammy Duckworth — U.S. senator, a wounded Iraq war veteran, and mother — used her personal experience to take direct aim at former president Trump, calling him a "five-time draft-dodging ...
3 days ago · Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called for in-vitro fertilization protections during a brief speech at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night. “Trump’s anti-woman crusade has put other Americans’ right to have their own families at risk,” she said. “Cause if they win, Republicans will not stop at banning abortion. They will come for IVF next.
3 days ago · Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968, Bangkok, Thailand) is an American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in 2016 and began representing Illinois the following year. She previously was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2013–17).
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined President Joe Biden in the Oval Office for the President’s signing ceremony to officially declare the 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site as a national monument to be managed by the U.S. National Park Service through an Antiquities Act proclamation.
