Tammy Duckworth
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Tammy Duckworth is a U.S. Senator and a veteran who advocates for the rights and healthcare of fellow veterans. This interview reveals her commitment to safeguarding institutions like the VA while navigating complex issues related to military and veteran care.
“We're in the very same project that you are a decision maker on. That's wrong. I think that separation is there. It's why I sent a letter to leadership. It's why I've just voted against the continuing resolution. I've never voted against a continuing resolution for our nation's budget to keep it going until this time.”
“Disabled like me, then everything gets cared for. But if you're not, then you only get that bum elbow that you hurt getting cared for and nothing else, unless you are below, you know, 30,000. I don't know what that threshold is right now for this year, but it's fairly low. It's a means tested system.”
“I understand why they're there, but to say that you must have a master's degree from a certain accredited program means that trained counselors can't do it, means that other mental health professionals can't do it.”
“So we shouldn't be starting on that slippery slope towards it. And I do think that folks whose civilians oftentimes are enamored with the Hollywood version of what a four-star general is. They don't know everything. They're great at the one thing that they do.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 106 - Tammy Duckworth
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