WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
Last week, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) received the Valerie Biden Owens Woman of Power & Purpose Award from the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware. The award recognizes one woman each year whose transformational leadership makes a difference across the country. Photos from the event are available on the Senator's website.
"I'm honored to be recognized by the Biden Institute as a woman whose leadership and service has helped inspire others and make our nation stronger," said Duckworth. "From the day my helicopter was shot down to the ongoing work I'm doing to help Illinois families, there's not a thing I would change. It's a privilege to be a...