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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Senator Harkin was retiring,\Nand I was in the House and running for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Senate, he called me over and he said,\N"Tammy, I'm handing the reins over to you."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughing)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has just sort of fallen to me to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,champion ADA issues, being a wheelchair user.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, Senator Harkin was retiring\Nand I was in the House
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and running for the Senate,\Nhe called me over
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he said,\N"Tammy, I'm handing the reins over to you."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter) "I'm handing the torch to you.\NYou need to be the torch bearer
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you need to really represent\Nthe entire disability community
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you, frankly, would't be here\Nhad the disability community
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not been there\Nbefore you even became disabled."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he was absolutely right.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find myself being the go-to person\Non a lot of the ADA issues
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they come up in Congress.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, yes, I was honored.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, to be able to be handed\Nthe mantle from
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tome Harkin is quite the honor.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know,\NI don't know that I can fill his shoes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I try everyday to make sure\NI do my best to represent the community,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also to just fight for basic common--
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is what I did in the Army,\NI fought for freedom,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I fought for people's rights.\NAnd this is just a basic human right,