Tammy Duckworth
@duckworth
Mom. Combat Veteran. Blackhawk pilot. U.S. Senator. Illinoisan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 🚅
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Commander in Chief is downplaying the deaths of our heroes just days after three more were killed. Our Gold Star families deserve better.
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.
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.
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.
One year of Republicans’ big, beautiful lie. They enacted the biggest Medicaid cut in history.
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!
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.
Trump wants to rebuild Iran before he rebuilds America. That's a bad deal.
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.
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.
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.
Last night, Republicans betrayed the American people and bowed down to Trump. Trump is too incompetent to negotiate a good deal to end his disastrous war—and it’s hurting families, endangering our national security and humiliating our nation. Republicans own all of it.
How evil can he get? Trump is refusing to sign our bipartisan housing bill until Congress passes his voter suppression bill.
An outrageous attack on the rights and independence of the disability community. We will not let Trump’s DOJ drag us back to a time when Americans with disabilities were institutionalized against their will and ripped away from their families. Period.
NEWS: I’m calling on the FAA to reject any pressure to rubberstamp Trump’s “Triumphal Arch.” The safety of the flying public should not be jeopardized for a vanity project designed to stroke the President’s ego.
For Trump, Senate Republicans will go above and beyond. But they're simply unwilling to fight for YOU. What a disgrace.
Insist elections are rigged despite zero evidence, silence the press... and find an excuse to deploy our military around election season to intimidate voters. This is the authoritarian playbook.
On D-Day, 82 years ago, thousands of brave servicemembers stormed Normandy's beaches with one shared goal: defeat fascism, uphold democracy. Today, we honor those who fought for freedom.