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My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life.
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I don't know why I survived Iraq and I don't know why I made it home, but I do know that this is my second chance at life and I can do whatever I want now.
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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.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk.
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Men view life to be as precious as women do, and to say that men have a more violent nature is insulting to men.
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Running for Senate is a very involved process.
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I feel like moderate Republicans, who would support sensible gun violence legislation, are pushed aside by those folks who are absolutely beholden to the NRA.
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I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to control your breathing. It's all part of my years in the military, where I was taught to become a marksman but also to respect my weapon.
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The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member.
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Female service members are so integrated into the military, so critical and vital to all functions of the military, from combat service support to combat support, to direct combat, that we could not go to war as a nation - we could not defend America - without our women.
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One of the good things about losing your feet is I can wear all the pointy shoes I want, and it doesn't hurt anymore. I can wear shoes just for fashion now.
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