33K views · 743 reactions | McKinley High grad Tammy Duckworth thanked Illinois voters Wednesday, a day after being elected by a large margin to the U.S. Senate. Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost her legs in an Army helicopter crash, was in a tight race against her Republican challenger. #Election2016 | Hawaii News Now | Facebook

Senator Tammy Duckworth will be the first US senator to give birth while in office, and she's fighting to change longstanding rules that won't let her bring her baby onto the Senate floor. "I feel like I'm living in the 19th century instead of the 21st." http://cnn.it/2FqafLO | CNN International

8.2K views · 44 reactions | Veteran and Senator Tammy Duckworth earned a purple heart for her time serving in Iraq. And she says there are some very important reasons to have strong programs for vets. | theSkimm | Facebook