{"author":"Tammy Duckworth","author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth","total_quotes":10,"quotes":[{"text":"As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["veterans","me","secretary "],"id":15553,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["cost","personally","seen "],"id":34102,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"I don't ever want to be sad about my life.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["life","my life","want "],"id":42026,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"Sometimes it takes dealing with a disability - the trauma, the relearning, the months of rehabilitation therapy - to uncover our true abilities and how we can put them to work for us in ways we may have never imagined.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["disability","true","dealing "],"id":103869,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used... Or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["work","money","community "],"id":192904,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"When I was young, my dad, a veteran who attended college on the GI Bill, lost his job at age 55 when the company he worked for was sold. My entire family pitched in - my mom took in sewing, and I got a minimum wage job after school.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["family","age","school "],"id":212416,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["insurance","through","combat "],"id":270413,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["american dream","american "],"id":281295,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["women","politics","woman "],"id":294025,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"},{"text":"I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care.","author":"Tammy Duckworth","tags":["good","good health","walk "],"id":465073,"author_id":"Tammy+Duckworth"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":10,"pages":1}}