Duckworth Rejects Funding Deal For Trump’s Iran War On Her Alive Day
The Illinois senator said Congress should reject any funding package that supports the war in Iran, recalling the helicopter shootdown that changed her life 22 years ago.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today on her “Alive Day,” the day she almost died in a shootdown that took both of her legs and partial use of her right arm, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement announcing her opposition to a funding deal that would allow Trump to continue waging his disastrous, illegal and unjustified war in Iran:
“22 years ago today, my life was forever changed when the helicopter I was co-piloting was hit by an RPG. I wouldn’t have lasted the hour if it weren’t for my buddies who thought I was dead but refused to leave my body behind. Waking up in Walter Reed 11 days later, I vowed to find a way to repay them, as well as all those who sacrifice so much for our nation.
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“Reflecting on that day now, it sickens me to my core how much this Administration exploits today’s heroes. Our brave troops will always answer the call to serve. Our nation’s leaders owe it to them to ensure the missions we ask them to carry out are justified. The President has still failed to tell our servicemembers why his illegal war is worth their sacrifices, how long they’ll be asked to remain overseas and what his plan is to bring them home safely.
“Enough is enough. As Congress negotiates the next funding package, I refuse to accept a deal that continues to hand Donald Trump billions toward waging his disastrous, illegal and out-of-control war. Congress wields the power of the purse, and we cannot allow one more cent to go toward a war the American people have made clear they do not want and that their elected representatives never voted for.”
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