Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

El Paso. Dayton. Gilroy. Aurora. Parkland. Las Vegas. Orlando. Sandy Hook. There have been too many innocent lives taken. Enough is #Enough. @SenateMajLdr needs to let us vote on commonsense reforms to address this national nightmare. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

My thoughts are with the victims and loved ones of the horrific shooting in #ElPaso today. This shouldn't be allowed to keep happening. We needed action yesterday... last month... years ago. #Enough — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

It was thanks to food stamps, the selflessness of my public school teachers and reduced-price school lunches that I didn't go hungry when I was growing up. It's hard to learn on an empty stomach—we need to make our voices heard so no one has to: https://t.co/dkNqVh8dXE — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

We need more people with disabilities at the table, working to make it easier for everyone to lead a full, meaningful life. I was honored I could meet with @AAPD's 2019 summer interns yesterday, and thank you, Ally Kilgore, for your hard work this summer in my office! https://t.co/zzIcICH6ho — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

At every level, government should be for everyone. This is about dignity, inclusion & respect, @Rep_Jimmy is an elected official that’s being denied reasonable accommodations guaranteed by the #ADA. We should be making it easier—not harder—for him, and everyone, to do their jobs. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

Don’t miss this video of me and @SenTinaSmith talking about the threat #ClimateChange poses to the #GreatLakes that we love. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

Proud to join all 47 @SenateDems on a resolution that would protect essential health services for the 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions by stopping the Trump Admin's latest efforts to expand junk insurance plans that cost families more and offer less coverage. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

Congratulations to Mary Rowland on being confirmed by the U.S. Senate today as the first #LGBTQ District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois! — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

The Trump Administration must abandon its reported plans to end protections against the deportation of military families, which would threaten our military readiness and national security. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

RT @wttw: Tens of billions of gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater runoff end up in the Great Lakes each year, polluting the water an… — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

As a Congresswoman, I had the privilege of working alongside @RepCummings - a true public servant & man of integrity devoted to making his community & our nation a better place for all Americans. We all must reject Donald Trump's efforts to divide us with his angry rants. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

It truly breaks my heart that these children were forced to grow up unable to speak with their parents. No child should EVER have to suffer like this because a government agency isn’t doing its job. We owe it to the children of Illinois to do better. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

The Trump Administration’s efforts to deport Veterans and proposals to deport military families are a direct threat to military readiness—& it’s senseless & counterproductive too. I wrote legislation to prevent this from happening. Read about it here: https://t.co/0KsJai1JaQ — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

Mr. Sabal is a Veteran who served honorably for 6yrs & wants to become a citizen of the country he was willing to sacrifice for. It’s outrageous he's being denied entry in order to attend his citizenship interview. He must be allowed to attend so he can reunite w/his kids+partner — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

It’s been two years since Trump tweeted that he would no longer allow transgender servicemembers to serve in the military. If you’re willing and able to sacrifice for our country, you should be able to serve no matter your gender identity or sexual orientation. Full stop. https://t.co/hsQMMWtETY — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

Nothing is more important than protecting our children, which is why I’m proud to be re-introducing the School Bus Safety Act with @RepCohen to help prevent accidents, make accidents less severe and implement other commonsense safety recommendations that will save lives. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

No parent should have to worry about the safety of their children when they get on a school bus, but school buses often lack seat belts and other basic safety equipment that every parent demands. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

I’m proud to work with @SenCasey and my colleagues on this important legislation to strengthen the #ADA and give Americans with disabilities increased opportunity to fully participate in our society. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

With the Americans with Disabilities Act turning 29 this week, I re-introduced legislation to help more businesses comply w/this landmark legislation. My bill is a common-sense alternative to misguided efforts that would roll back hard-earned protections for ppl w/disabilities. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

I’m proud to continue to work with @RepBobbyRush on the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act to help prevent firearms from falling into the wrong hands. We will keep pushing until our nation’s schools, offices & public spaces are safe from firearm violence. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

I don’t want my daughters to have to grow up in a country that won’t protect them from firearm violence. We owe it to the countless and growing number of firearm violence victims to take action. — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

To every advocate, every organizer, every disabled American: know that I'll be right beside you fighting like hell to bring about a tomorrow where we don’t have to work so hard just to live our daily lives. 9/9 — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

The truth is the ADA's benefits and protections will extend to all of us if we live long enough — it’s the human condition. That’s why it’s so important for everyone to work to protect the #ADA. 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

At 61 million, we're beautifully diverse. It’s a gift + a responsibility. It means we have to fight for *everyone* with disabilities, whether they were born next door or in another country, whether they’re undocumented or disenfranchised or sick + needing care. 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

Our community is 61 million strong. We will come together, speak out and crawl up those 83 steps again if we have to in order to demand better for ourselves and from this country. 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

We shouldn’t still face a reality where some Americans can’t get to work, school or the grocery store on the corner – a reality where some employers still refuse to pay people with disabilities a living wage. 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

It’s 2019, yet we still have to pour energy just into defending our most basic rights. Last year, inspired by the hard work of this community, I led a group of 42 Senators to protect the #ADA against efforts to gut it (H.R. 620). — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

It’s thanks to them that the logjam in Congress was broken, and four months later the #ADA was signed into law. We’ve come a long way since then, but we still have a long way to go. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

Dozens got out of their wheelchairs, set down their crutches and crawled up the 83 steps of the Capitol. They climbed so barriers against us would fall. They got onto their hands and knees so the rest of us could rise. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth

THREAD: 29 years ago, a thousand activists gathered in front of the Capitol and demanded Congress give Americans with disabilities the basic rights the Constitution promised. 1/ — PolitiTweet.org