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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 19h

Buying a home was already too expensive, and now we’re seeing the highest mortgage rates in nearly 3 years. Higher gas prices. Higher grocery bills. Higher mortgage payments. Americans just can't afford the cost of Trump's war.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 09/10/2026

I refuse to let Donald Trump trample the rights of children seeking safety in our country. The Trump Administration must abandon its heinous plan and restore access to independent lawyers for immigrant kids facing deportation.

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth speaks at Unaccompanied Minors Press conference.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 05/10/2026

Trump's arch is not about national security. It’s about his own personal insecurities.

A Panel graphic of Senator Duckworth speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C. There are three images of Senator Duckworth speaking with text that reflects what she is saying over each picture. First, "This arch is about Trump's personal insecurities." Second, "I don't know what he's insecure about." Third, "He must have a lot of insecurities because he certainly is trying to make up for it everywhere he can."

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 05/10/2026

NEWS: Today, I led a group of 20 bipartisan lawmakers calling on the FAA to guarantee that emergency medical kits require epinephrine on every flight. Because if you have an allergic reaction 35,000 feet in the air, you should trust there's the medication you need on board.

Screenshot of Sen. Duckworth, Sen. Schumer and Rep. Matsui’s letter to FAA Administrator Bedford (1/3)

Screenshot of Sen. Duckworth, Sen. Schumer and Rep. Matsui’s letter to FAA Administrator Bedford (2/3)

Screenshot of Sen. Duckworth, Sen. Schumer and Rep. Matsui’s letter to FAA Administrator Bedford (3/3)

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 01/10/2026

Arlington Cemetery is hallowed ground. A final resting place for our fallen heroes who were brave enough to serve. How dare this five-time draft dodger dishonor them by trying to erect a monument to his own vanity? Veterans will not let him get away with it.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 25/09/2026

NEWS: I’m calling on FAA Administrator Bedford and Defense Secretary Hegseth to immediately reject Donald Trump’s plan to turn his golden vanity arch into a military complex. This plan is as dangerous as it is ridiculous. Full stop.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

Trump should be honoring the families of our servicemembers, not rounding them up for deportation. Enough is enough.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 16/09/2026

Trump already enacted the largest Medicaid cut in history. Now hospitals warn his latest proposed rules could cut hundreds of billions more. Whether you rely on Medicaid or not, a closed hospital can’t care for anyone.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 11/09/2026

25 years ago, nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken in terrorist attacks that forever changed our nation. We remember the first responders who ran toward danger to save lives. We mourn with the families who will forever carry the weight of that tragic day. We will never forget.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 06/09/2026

Families can’t afford this back-to-school season. I’m fighting to lower your costs.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 03/09/2026

Saddened to hear about the passing of Gloria Steinem. Gloria’s activism was unique. It focused on people, empathy and unlearning. She used the power of coalitions and togetherness to work towards equality, while elevating the voices of the marginalized. Her legacy will live on.

Gloria Steinem is sat on the ground with her legs crossed. There is a white background, nobody around her. She holds a sign that reads, "We Shall Overcome" and stares at the camera with a determined look and straight face.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 31/08/2026

Two years after Trump promised to deliver “free IVF” if he was elected, he has yet to deliver. I have a bill that could get it done immediately. Let’s pass my Right to IVF Act.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28/08/2026

71 years ago, 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched by white supremacists. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, held an open-casket wake so the world could see what hatred had done to her son. We will never let their history be erased or forgotten.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28/08/2026

Medicaid cuts are putting even more pressure on our rural hospitals—jeopardizing care for families who already have too few options. @durbin.senate.gov and I will never stop fighting back.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 20/08/2026

What our troops endured aboard the USS Lincoln is unforgivable. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth must answer for this egregious lack of planning.  Our servicemembers cannot keep paying the price for their failures.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 19/08/2026

Today, 300 people from 52 countries became American citizens.   Our different backgrounds, languages and stories don’t divide us—they make America stronger.   Congratulations to our newest fellow citizens. You are the American Dream.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 18/08/2026

Rotted food. Moldy showers. Broken plumbing. Trump wouldn’t last a day.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 17/08/2026

Troops aboard the USS Lincoln have been at sea for nearly nine months. Their families are describing severe exhaustion, rotten food, broken toilets—and the Pentagon is denouncing their cries as “fake news.” Secretary Hegseth, how could you let this happen?

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 17/08/2026

When will Trump stop embracing dictators and alienating our allies?  When I visited South Korea last year, we reaffirmed the importance of joint exercises to keep our troops ready and our allies secure.  Gutting them to appease nuclear-armed Kim Jong Un is a grave mistake.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 14/08/2026

Remember when Trump promised not to touch Social Security? His Administration is working around the clock to make the largest Social Security disability cut in history. Absolutely vile and shameful.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 13/08/2026

Trump is so dangerously out of his depth that Iran is talking about dragging this war out until he leaves office. Two more years of this shit is not an option.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 13/08/2026

Trump isn’t a doctor. He should stop pretending to be one in the Oval Office.  Vaccines save lives. Spreading conspiracy theories about childhood vaccinations puts lives at risk.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 13/08/2026

Sailors and Marines are facing a mental health crisis after months at sea with no end in sight to Trump’s illegal war. Meanwhile, Hegseth is pushing dangerous, unauthorized flyovers as “morale boosters.” Want to boost morale? End this war.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 11/08/2026

While our brave servicemembers are sacrificing to keep us safe, Donald Trump is deporting their families. More than 50 parents and spouses of active duty troops have been detained by Trump's ICE and Border Patrol. We're leading an investigation. This betrayal has to stop.

AP: Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 04/08/2026

NEWS: After demanding that the FAA deny Boeing's waiver for a safety flaw on its 737 MAX 7 back in 2024, the FAA has now certified the aircraft with a fix for the issue. Safety should always come first, and this fix must be included on every Boeing MAX variant. No matter what.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 04/08/2026

Happy birthday to one of Illinois’s greatest.

President-elect Barack Obama and then Illinois State Director of Veterans Affairs, Tammy Duckworth, walk side by side.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 02/08/2026

Rodney, a double amputee, was forced to drag himself across the bathroom floor in ICE detention just to take a shower. Reasonable accommodations are a human right. Trump shouldn't get to choose where to draw that line.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 31/07/2026

Let’s spend billions on families. Not wars.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 31/07/2026

Trump promised he’d lock up the “worst of the worst.” Instead, he locked up a teenager who should’ve been celebrating his high school graduation.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 30/07/2026

The Save Trump's Ass Act, aka the SAVE Act, isn't about stopping voter fraud. It's about protecting the fraud in the White House.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 29/07/2026

Trump ran on America first. Yet, he puts America last. Every time.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 29/07/2026

Trump is doing everything he can to hide the true cost of the war from the American people. 18 servicemembers have been killed. Over 600 are wounded. We will not let him cover up their sacrifices.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28/07/2026

Trump can't erase the true cost of his disastrous war by rewriting the casualty count. It's a disgrace to our fallen heroes and their families.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28/07/2026

Ramps, elevators and accessible stations make transit better for everyone. It’s time for Congress to renew the ASAP program for stations nationwide and keep those upgrades moving. 🚅

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 26/07/2026

36 years after the Americans with Disability Act was signed into law, our fight isn’t over. However long it takes, we’ll keep pushing until all 70 million Americans with disabilities have the dignity, independence and freedom they deserve.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 24/07/2026

My two girls are only here because of IVF—but for far too many Americans, this treatment is out of reach. No more excuses from Republicans. It's time to protect IVF and make it more affordable for middle class families.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 23/07/2026

On the campaign trail, Trump promised free IVF if he was elected. Nearly two years later, he still hasn’t delivered. No more delays. No more broken promises. It’s time to pass the Right to IVF Act.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 23/07/2026

Trump claimed he "totally destroyed" Iran's military months ago. Now he is threatening war crimes that will put more of our servicemembers at risk. When will Republicans say enough? This is weak and desperate leadership.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 22/07/2026

The Commander in Chief is downplaying the deaths of our heroes just days after three more were killed. Our Gold Star families deserve better.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 17/07/2026

From the warehouse floor to a family’s front door.🏠 Modular construction is helping build more homes in less time here in Illinois. And get ready! Our new ROAD to Housing law is set to create more jobs and supercharge this work at a lower cost.

Senator Duckworth tours a warehouse that builds modular homes in the process of being build behind her. She’s besides a staff member who gives her a tour in the image.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 17/07/2026

One year ago, Trump enacted the biggest Medicaid cut in history in his Big, Ugly Betrayal. Today, @durbin.senate.gov and I heard from providers, patients and advocates about the true costs of these cuts—and what comes next.

Senator Duckworth and Durbin sit in front of a panel table with a background screen that reads, “the cost of the cuts, a listening session one year after the big, beautiful bill”

A constituent stands in front of a crowd at the listening session, with a mic held for her, speaking in front of the crowd.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 15/07/2026

Sounds like gender-affirming care to me.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 04/07/2026

Four years ago, the same gunfire I heard on the battlefield in Iraq rang out through Highland Park during a Fourth of July parade. Seven lives cut short. A two-year-old orphaned. A community forever changed. Enough has to be enough. Reinstate the assault weapons ban. Now.

Senator Duckworth and state leaders march holding a “We are Highland Park” banner.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 01/07/2026

One year of Republicans’ big, beautiful lie. They enacted the biggest Medicaid cut in history.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 01/07/2026

Let's be clear: our disabilities are not a weakness, they're our superpower. Damn proud to belong to this community and fight for a world where accessibility is the default—not an afterthought. Happy Disability Pride Month!

Senator Duckworth shakes hands with a disability advocate at an ADA rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28/06/2026

The Stonewall Uprising was a riot for equality, love and the freedom to be who you are. We won't let today's bigots erase this pivotal moment for progress and undo everything those brave LGBTQ+ Americans fought for.

Black and white photo from the Stonewall Uprising. A group of people are protesting in the streets with signs that read “gay pride”.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 26/06/2026

Trump wants to rebuild Iran before he rebuilds America. That's a bad deal.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 26/06/2026

Love is love, no matter what anyone says. Today, we celebrate 11 years of Obergefell v. Hodges—and we remain committed as ever to protecting marriage equality from Republican attacks.

Rainbow pride flag is held up in the crowd in front of the Supreme Court.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 25/06/2026

We will not let the Trump Administration attack disability rights and get away with it. Today, I led Senate Democrats in introducing a resolution that calls on Trump's DOJ to rescind its dangerous memo and uphold the true promise of Olmstead.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller allegedly pushed for the DOJ’s memo that undermines Olmstead.

Senator Duckworth’s resolution, which she introduced Thursday, that calls on the Trump Administration to rescind its dangerous memo and uphold the true promise of Olmstead.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 25/06/2026

This housing bill passed with strong bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. It had buy-in from the White House.   Real relief for families was just within reach.  Trump is blocking it because he'd rather make it harder for you to vote than help you afford housing.

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