duckworth is not your name. that is your husband's name. no. i am a duckworth. i have been here since the revolution. this past year was really hard on the a api community. it is always been here but now to be the target of hate crimes part of it because the president of the united states was using hate speech the president was saying the country virus and blaming the chinese for the virus but not saying the people's republic of china but the chinese the chinese-americans so they were committing hate crimes against them has been really dramatic for the aapi community it grew over 160 percent and we know most hate crimes against aapi are reported. it is reported anything other than a hate crime. host: i do wonder if you got the chance to reopen your book what we are seeing now is there anything more how you would address the otherness issue? >> maybe a little more time talking about how it when it mattered. in my helicopter that day i talk at length about the shootdown as part of the helicopter crew it doesn't matter if you are rich or poor or black or white. i'v

senator duckworth, thank you very much for joining us. these stories we're hearing from travelers are just terrible. how typical are they? >> they are very, very typical. i probably see damage to my own wheelchair about every third flight that i take, so it is fairly frequent. imagine if it was, you know, a human -- somebody's leg. if we were to say every third flight we took the airlines broke your leg, the response would be people would be absolutely appalled. >> woodruff: and, senator, this is on top of all the other issues that travelers with disabilities have to deal with if the first place. >> yes. well, there are just general access issues, you know. a lot of the flight we're on, most people don't realize the bathrooms and accessible, sometimes the terminals are not accessible. when you get to the other end of the flight, to have your wheelchair come back partially or completely broken so thatteth unusable, it's devastating for a person to try to get on with their lives whether traveling for work or leisure. >> woodruff: explain wh

now on booktv "after words" democratic senator tammy duckworth of illinois talks about her life and career in the military and senate, interviewed by the congressional editor. thank you for joining us today to discuss your book. >> thanks for having me. i'm excited to be here. >> host: i wanted to start your entire life story is moving. as an editor though i love the portion of the book where you say people tell me i'm the first senator to have a baby while in office, no i'm the first to give birth while in office. i am hoping you and i can have a candid conversation about what that was like on a personal level. >> anit is a traditional institution. how awkward was that talking through. as soon we were successful we began having the conversations and we were pretty evenly divided. by the way the senate rules is like cannot take leave because if i do then i can't introduce legislation, i can devote or do anything. i couldn't even give birth where i wanted because they would have been stuck there and you can't take a newborn on an airplane. from the beginning i knew we would have to work thr

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senator tammy duckworth, a veteran and mother herself, cosponsored the protecting moms who served act, aimed at improving maternal care for veterans, and studying racial disparities in maternal healthcare. >> what this is going to do, is going to make it easier to coordinate their maternity care with the va and community providers. it will help them identify mental health and behavioral health risk factors throughout maternity care that may come about. it will also offer childbirth reparation classes. >> one of the bills assigned directs the va to help fill open federal healthcare positions, including at the va. another piece of legislation orders a study on racial disparities and benefits, to make sure every service member receives what they have earned. >>> u.s. performer and civil rights activist josephine baker is making history again. the legendary singer and dancer is receiving the highest honor in france, nearly half a century after her death. elaine cobb has this story from paris. >> reporter: the revered voice of josephine baker echoed through the famous monument in streets a

just click the button near the top of the page now on booktv "after words" democratic senator tammy duckworth of illinois talks about her life and career in the military and senate, interviewed by the congressional editor. thank you for joining us today to discuss your book. >> thanks for having me. i'm excited to be here. >> host: i wanted to start your entire life story is moving. as an editor though i love the portion of the book where you say people tell me i'm the first senator to have a baby while

>> thank you, for the question senator duckworth. the issues you are bringing up are not acceptable. andwe need to do better in ters of the career development and the development of our inspectors to identify and address through cause analysis in particular. we agreed with the bulk of the ig findings. we are implementing improvements to those processes to address those. those are already in working underway. we have actually identified similar findings through our regular internal review processes. and when the processes of putting this in place -- so this was not just an issue we were aware of. we had improvement plans in place. also, we know that our oversight responsibilities in this hearing -- we are talking a lot about manufacturers -- but this goes into the continued operational safety of how crews are being treated and how planes are being maintained. because it's a continuous loop. we will embrace that input and we are putting those improvements in place. and again, when i talk about resetting a relationship, it's not just wi

uestion.>> thank you for the qu, senator duckworth. the issues that you are bringing up are not acceptable and we need to do better in terms of the career development and the ability of our inspectors to identify and address root cause analysis in particular. we agreed with the bulk of the ig findings where we are implementing improvements to those processes to address the issues to those that are already in work and underway. we had actually identified similar findings through our regular internal review processes and we are in the process of putting those improvements in place. so some of this was not -- they were not issues that we were aware of. we already had improvement plans in place. also, we know that our oversight responsibilities in this hearing, we are talking a lot about manufacturers, but this goes into the continued operational safety of a product. how crews are being trained. how airplanes are being maintained. because it is a continuous loop, so we have embraced that and put. we are putting those improvements in place

these men and women, i spent an hour with nader duckworth. a wonderful young lady. she has one leg cut off right at the joint. the hip joint. she has one arm kind of damage. her spirits are high, her morale is high. she was to go back and help. i mean, some are going back. even with a disability you can go back. we have all seen the guy who lost his foot over and i rock doing what he wants to do. >> your publicist this tribute a list of potential questions to ask you about the book and one of them was particularly intriguing. what would you say to americans who find it difficult to see the honor and fighting a war they see as unjust? sen. dole: i think they are entitled to their view, we live in a free country. there are a lot of people who oppose what is happening in iraq. i think you have to balance that with the fact that there are 25 million iraqis who have a little taste of freedom. it is still bad there, but it is so much better than it was six months ago. afghanistan, another 25 million. that is good to be a democratic country. if you look across the world, t

congresswoman tammy duckworth explained biden is next step should be, quote, to cancel up to 50,$000 of student debt to ease this burden even further and boost our economy. biden extended the loan payment pause until may 1st. a college dean in california openly mocks what she's calling the stench of conservative genders, just so we are clear on the right's agenda, abortion bad, money goes, women bed, white people good, nonwhite people bad. stingy indeed. they defend the remark saying the school, quote, not censor professors for exercising free speech and sharing their perspectives. the students in a virginia school district suing over critical race theory, the suit claims the antiracism policy is racist at its core and indoctrinate children in medical ideology. the effort to push back against crt helping prepare glenn youngcan to the governor's mansion, he takes office january 15th. ashley: mortgage free homes to veterans who are sick or wounded. this christmas they surprised when military family with a brand-new home. rusty carol, executive director and jeff clemens, joining me now.

these men and women, i spent an hour with nader duckworth. a wonderful young lady. she has one leg cut off right at the joint. the hip joint. she has one arm kind of damage. her spirits are high, her morale is high. she was to go back and help. i mean, some are going back. even with a disability you can go back. we have all seen the guy who lost his foot over and i rock doing what he wants to do. >> your publicist this tribute a list of potential questions to ask you about the book and one of them was particularly intriguing. what would you say to americans who find it difficult to see the honor and fighting a war they see as unjust? sen. dole: i think they are entitled to their view, we live in a free country. there are a lot of people who oppose what is happening in iraq. i think you have to balance that with the fact that there are 25 million iraqis who have a little taste of freedom. it is still bad there, but it is so much better than it was six months ago. afghanistan, another 25 million. that is good to be a democratic country. if you look across the world, t

next joining remotely as senator duckworth. >> thank you for holding today's hearing. i want to thank the committee and ranking member for leadership. the department of transportation in particular recently published a report that could potentially view unsafe airline practices airline practicesand it raised s questions on the oversight of major u.s. carriers for example 92% of cases sampled found that faa inspectors accepted the analysis rather than identifying the root cause themselves. this is another example of the relationship with industry partners which fostered that institutional mindset. if we leave it unchecked it leads to deadly consequences for the crews and passengers alike. what specific strategies has the faa implemented to address institutional concerns and include technical capabilities and regulatory knowledge of the workforce? >> thank you for the question. the issue is that you are bringing up are not acceptable and we need to do better in terms of the career development and the ability of our inspectors to identify and address root cause analysis i

in addition, senator tammy duckworth has been monitoring the situation and will help us get whatever federal relief is necessary. i also spoke with amazon earlier today and implored them to provide every assistance to this community which they have said they intend to do. iima continues to work with officials to actively monitor storms and their impact throughout the state especially in central illinois. that includes coordinating with utility companies to ensure that power is restored as soon as possible to illinoisans who lost it. approximately 50% of those who lost power had it restored by 7:00 a.m. today. and utilities are working around the clock to bring that to 100% restored as fast as possible. this storm system hit many other communities and we are in communication with all of them to help meet their needs. at this time, no additional region has requested resources from iema though we stand ready to assist. i am deeply thankful that at this time there are no additional injuries or deaths reported due to the storms. to anyone who experienced damage to your home or your busine

you know, these young men and women, i spent an hour with major duckworth, wonderful young lady, 36 years of age. she's got one leg off right at the joint, the hip joint, and the other one off -- i think it's above the knee. and one arm kind of damaged. her spirits are high. her morale is high. she wants to go back and fly again in a helicopter. i mean -- and some are going back. you know, even with a disability. now, you can go back -- one we've all seen, the guy who lost his foot, back in iraq, doing what he wants to do. >> your publicist distributed a list of potential questions to ask you about the book. >> all right. >> one of them was particularly intriguing. what would you say -- this is to be asked of you -- to americans who find it difficult to see the honor in fighting a war they see as unjust? >> well, i think they're entitled to their view, obviously. we live in a free country, and there's a lot of people who oppose what's happening in iraq. i think you have to balance that with the fact that there are 25 million iraqis now who have a little taste of freedom. it's still bad th

and on the other side is tammy duckworth the first senator to have a baby while holding office and the first to bring a baby to an active session of congress although most people would say there have always been babies in congress. looking is in the middle gear. group fives ends with women now in their 40s and the reason i do that is i want to know everything they've done in terms of marriage, children and generally i can measure most of that by the time they are in their 40s. i don't mean to say women in their 20s and 30s aren't left out, group fives still continues. so let's explore all of their journeys to understand why we are not yet there. thank you. >> will doctor golden, so nice to see you. we spoke earlier and you asked me too call you claudia which i am delighted to do. i want to acknowledge your vast work and experience. i also wish we could have you join us in person. i know you are speaking to us from one of your offices at harvard university. >> absolutely. >> will have to have you back out here at some point in the future. thank you so much it's an honor to speak with yo

in addition, senator tammy duckworth has been monitoring the situation and will help us get whatever federal relief is necessary. i also spoke with amazon earlier today and implored them to provide every assistance to this community, which they have said they intend to do. iema continues to work directly with local officials to actively monitor storms and their impacts throughout the state, especially in central illinois. that includes coordinating with utility companies to ensure that power is restored as soon as possible to illinoisappns who lt it. 50% who lost power had it restored by 7:00 a.m. today. utilities are working around the clock to bring that to 100% restored as fast as possible. this storm system hit many other communities, and we are in communication with all of them to help meet their needs. at this time no additional region has requested resources from iema, though we stand ready to assist. i am deeply thankful that at this time there are no additional injuries or deaths reported due to these storms. to anyone who experienced damage to your home or your business, we

senator baldwin is next, and then followed by senator duckworth, who is on remotely unless one of our colleagues from the other side of the aisle appears. i'm going to run and vote, and i thank senator baldwin for taking over the chair while i'm gone. >> i want to thank you, chair cantwell, for holding this hearing today. and thank you, mr. dickson, for your appearance here. this committee passed necessary legislation last year in response to the boeing 737 max crashes and it's critically important we follow through with oversight as the to the boeing 747 crashes and it's important we provide oversight with regard to the faa as they impose the new law. about a month ago, the federal aviation administration announced that airports are no longer required to use firefighting foam that contains p-phos however, that announcement is limited in its effectiveness, as the faa has not authorized the use of alternative phones. airports in neighboring my state see this as an empty gesture. i think it misses the attempt of redirection in faa action. faa needs more immediate action to protect drink

duckworth. mr. tester. ms. sinema. ms. rosen. mr. lujan. mr. hickenlooper. mr. warnock. mr. wicker, no. mr. thune, no by proxy. mr. blunt. no. mr. cruz, by proxy. miss fisher, mr. moran, no by proxy. mr. sullivan, no by sullivan, mrs. blackburn. mr. young. >> no by proxy. >> mr. lee, >> by proxy. mr. johnson. mrs. capito. mr. scott. miss lummis. miss cantwell. aye. >> thee are 14 the noes 14. the commit will report the tie vote to the floor of the senate. that conclude our markup for this morning. so we'll now turn to hearing -- again thank our colleagues for their attendance today. thank you for helping us get these important nominations filled. we look forward to working with all of them. now we will turn to our hearing this morning. our hearing is a very important set of nominees. i want to welcome them and their families to the dais. thank you so much for being here. first we will consider the nomination of gigi sohn to be commissioner of the federal communications commission. welcome to you and your family who i understand is joining you today. the pandemic demonstrates

contractors, repair stations, service providers, and i want to thank senator duckworth and senator peters, who focused on that. airlines will also -- airlines were also required to service 662 u.s. destinations, including communities that might have otherwise lost service in the pandemic. as a result, airlines continue to operate 5936 weekly flights to these destinations. this service guarantee insured that the national system of air transportation remained open for business. it was critical for supplies, including vaccines and the health care system that everyone was counting on. the let's be clear, this success was not a foregone conclusion. this required congress to act immediately, and i want to thank my colleague, senator wicker, and the team of people on this committee on both sides of the aisle who worked day and night for weeks, and worked with their various counterparts in the house and private sector and white house, to come up with this proposal, with market demand collapsing at record speed, bobbing -- bottoming out at 5% of pre-pandemic levels within weeks, the program provid

so i don't know if i've mentioned this to you all the senator duckworth has introduced a bill twice during the trump administration to increase the tax credits for small businesses to be able to use to make accessibility improvements and of course it didn't go anywhere so she has reintroduced it. there is a companion bill in the house. and so we're drafting a resolution for you to adopt at the next meeting and then we will be requesting the board of supervisors adopt a similar resolution so that we can officially move forward with the city and county of san francisco support for increasing the tax credit which is ... it would basically go from a $5000... the tax credit is 10,000 but you are able to take 50 percent so it's going from 10,000 to 20,500. so then there is the tax deduction that is an official 15,000 of a tax deduction that one can take. these are annual. so this is important to help our businesses be able to deal with the remediation. it's also my understanding that the cost of doing that can be taken either as a deduction or credit . so you know, knowing the expense of making

. >> all right, next senator duckworth's will be presenting remotely. >> it is a pleasure to join you today. gentlemen, if you are looking for places i invite you to come to illinois and all of my communities of color along the mississippi river, not the least of which illinois was a major -- during the civil war. another community of color that is struggling and sure could use a program for the young people growing up their. but, i would like to, my first question to be an international one. like a number of my colleagues on the commerce committee, i also serve on the senate committee. i'm particularly interested in the coast guard some gain with our allies and partners in the indo-pacific region through exercises and training. for example, given to cutters, another one to sri lanka and many other nations, can you explain how the coast guard's international partnership strengthen our nations readiness to engage in great power competition in the indo-pacific region? >> thank you for your service. we recently, the sea no, myself and general burger, back in the late -- maritime advantag

. >> next, senator duckworth will be participating remotely as i understand. >> thank you, madame chair. it is a pleasure to join you today. i want to thank our witnesses for being here. gentlemen if you are looking for places to put rotc programs i invite you to illinois and all of my communities of color along the mississippi river not the least of which, a major union port for union logistics during the civil war another community of color that is struggling. i sure could use a jr. rotc program for the young people growing up there. i would like to, my first question, to be an international one. like a number of my colleagues on the commerce committee. i also serve on the armed services committee and am interest in the coast guard engagement with our allies in the indo pacific region through exercises and training. the coast guard has for example sent two cutters to vietnam, another one to sri lanka and many other nations around the world but also indo pacific. admiral schultz can you plain how the coast guard's international partnerships strengthens our nation's readiness to engage

. >> next, senator duckworth will be participating remotely as i understand. >> thank you, madame chair. it is a pleasure to join you today. i want to thank our witnesses for being here. gentlemen if you are looking for places to put rotc programs i invite you to illinois and all of my communities of color along the mississippi river not the least of which, a major union port for union logistics during the civil war another community of color that is struggling. i sure could use a jr. rotc program for the young people growing up there. i would like to, my first question, to be an international one. like a number of my colleagues on the commerce committee. i also serve on the armed services committee and am interested in the could he have had guard engagement with our allies in the indo pacific region through exercises and training. the coast guard has for example sent two cutters to vietnam, another one to sri lanka and many other nations around the world and also indo pacific. can you explain how the coast guard's international partnerships strengthens our nation's readiness to engage

the defense authorization act includes a bipartisan bill i introduced with senator duckworth called the taiwan partnership act. this bill would establish a partnership, a formal partnership between the u.s. national guard and the taiwanese defense forces to strengthen taiwan's preparedness. should troops need to deploy quickly in the event of a crisis, they would be armed with the same knowledge and skills as our dedicated u.s. national guardsmen. this would also help taiwan build up much of its asymmetric defenses. the defense authorization act also includes legislation i introduced with senator king from maine to ensure that the united states and taiwan can improve defense intraop intraoperability. there shouldn't be any barriers it cooperating on important security measures like integrated air and missile defense systems. the defense authorization act includes other provisions to increase defense cooperation with taiwan and equip the u.s. indo-pacific command with greater resources. it also ensures that the united states will take a stronger approach and confront the threats being ma

and the reason why both senator joni ernst and senator tammy duckworth, two of the female armed service veterans in the u.s. senate from both the democrat and republican party, the reason they support this bill is because they believe if you put the bright line at felonies and treat all servicemembers the same regardless of the crime, that you won't be further marginalizing women servicemembers. they won't be perceived as receiving special treatment. and if they are being perceived as special treatment that's being perceived as a pink court, and we would like to avoid pink courts. we would like to avoid the perception of the special treatment. we believe if you're reforming the military justice system at secretary austin has said, that it needs to be unbiased, it needs to be professionalized and independent of the chain of command, that what's good for this set of crimes is good for all set of crimes just as the i.r.c. has recommended. second, we know that this type of system actually strengthens commanders because it allows them to focus on winning wars and training troops. this bifurc

iraq war combat veteran, senator tammy duckworth, saying when i was recovering at walter reed, bob dole was a patient, too, 81 years old then, and he had his own private room but always did rehab with the rest of us, cracking jokes and sharing stories about his army days. it was an honor to be able to call him a friend. taking your phone calls. world war ii veterans and their family members, (202) 748-8002. otherwise, phone lines split regionally. (202) 748-8000, eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001, mountain or pacific time zones. this is jerry out of idaho falls. caller: good morning. i honor bob dole as a hero. he received the purple heart. my father was a gunner, another uncle turned 18 the day he hit the shore of iwo jima as a young marine. when my turn came, i went to vietnam to honor this country. i find it a shame that during the early part of my life, we always elected war veterans to serve as our commander-in-chief. bob dole should have been elected because, as the commander in chief need somebody who understands the cost of war and also the necessity of it. instead o

i thank senators tammy duckworth, marsha blackburn, and mark braun for introducing the companion bill in the senate. last year, the house passed this noncontroversial bill by voice vote and i'm hoping for that result again in the house and in the senate. as a teenager, rya kinney, the founder -- and i efrp size founder -- emphasize founder, who worked on the home front foundation -- her own foundation. and my constituent, as she is, came up with the idea of a memorial to honor the women on the home front who supported world war ii in its effort. she rightfully questioned why the women on home front whose efforts were so instrumental in maintaining the stability of our country during world war ii have not received as much recognition for their contributions as the men who fought bravely in world war ii. this bill would authorize the women who worked on the home front foundation to establish a memorial to honor these women. the memorial is designed to be interactive and to educate visitors on the important role women played during world war ii. between 1940 and 1945, the percentage of w

duckworth: c.b. sullenberger the third for the rank of ambassador for his tenure as representative of the united states of america on the council of the international civil aviation organization. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of state, c.b. sullenburger iii of texas for the rank of ambassador as representative of the united states of america on the council of the international civil aviation organization. ms. duckworth: i ask consent that the senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate and if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all without intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to the nomination. that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is on the nomin

pleased that this bill includes the afghanistan war commission act, an amendment spearheaded by senator duckworth. this was crafted after a series of thoughtful hearings, discussions and debates on both sides of the aisle. through the committee markup process, we considered more than 300 amendments and ultimately adopted 143 amendments. senator inhofe and i introduced this bill to the full senate with intent of adding more amendments on the floor. although we were not able to come to an agreement, debate and vote on several amendments on the floor, we are ultimately able to adopt amendments from senators from both sides of the aisle in the final legislation. over the past several weeks the senate and armed services committee had worked around the clock to come to an agreement on this final version of the bill. i'm proud of the improvements we made throughout this process, and i was pleased to see the house vote last week in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion. 363-70 to pass the bill. we have produced a strong ndaa that both parties in both chambers can support, and the president will be able to