Articles filed under Tammy Duckworth
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Will government shutdown affect O'Hare?
Jan 8, 2019 6:39 AM - There were no massive lines at O'Hare International Airport Monday, but Sen. Tammy Duckworth is concerned the government shutdown will affect travelers. -
Next mission for women with military service: Run for office
Aug 18, 2018 6:51 AM - Nine years after being shot down in Afghanistan, MJ Hegar is part of a crop of female veterans running for Congress in this year's midterm elections. Almost all Democrats and many of them mothers, they are shaped by the Sept. 11 attacks and overseas wars, including the longest war in American history. Many are retiring from the military and looking for another way to serve the country.
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Duckworth fears migrant kids at shelter are hungry and scared
Aug 6, 2018 9:38 PM - Sen. Tammy Duckworth gives her take on separating migrant children from their parents after touring a Chicago facility where some were situated. -
Day after daughter's birth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls family best part of her 'second life'
Apr 10, 2018 2:32 PM - Video: A day after giving birth to her second daughter, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates reflects on her "second life" after she lost her legs in Iraq and says the best part is "finally getting to have the family you've always wanted." -
Duckworth becomes 1st U.S. senator to give birth while in office
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Added Metra track will help Elgin bottleneck
Nov 17, 2017 3:50 PM - Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Metra announce added track over Fox River near downtown Elgin. -
New legislation would provide assistance to Zion, other towns with nuclear waste
Oct 1, 2017 6:01 PM - Congressman Brad Schneider and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth are proposing new legislation to provide financial and economic assistance to Zion and other towns housing stranded nuclear waste. -
Duckworth says she'd work with Trump on a 'decent' infrastructure plan
Feb 27, 2017 5:44 PM - If President Trump "comes forward with a decent infrastructure package I'll work with him," Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says. -
Barrington Hills attorney a fan of Duckworth
Jan 8, 2017 1:00 AM - Barrington Hills attorney Andrew Stoltmann last week enjoyed rubbing elbows with well-known people such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Senators Dick Durbin, Al Franken and Cong. Raja Krishnamoorthi during a private ceremony honoring newly minted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. -
Duckworth pushing for law to require seat belts in new school buses
Dec 12, 2016 2:56 PM - U.S. Sen.-elect Tammy Duckworth wants all new school buses to have seat belts. She and a Tennessee lawmaker sponsored the proposed law that comes after a fatal crash in Chattanooga.
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