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November 24, 2012 As the highest-ranking double amputee in the ward, Maj. Tammy Duckworth became the go-to person for soldiers complaining of substandard care and bureaucratic ambivalence. Soon, she was pleading their cases to federal lawmakers, including her state's two U.S. senators at the time — Democrats Dick Durbin and Barack Obama of Illinois. Obama arranged for her to testify at congressional... Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121124/news/711249944/ |
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