Dem Rep. Uses NRSC’s Offensive Tweet To Tout Work For Vets

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., appears at annual state fair Governor's Day brunch in Springfield, Ill. President Barack Obama’s bid for new trade agreements faces big tests i... FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., appears at annual state fair Governor's Day brunch in Springfield, Ill. President Barack Obama’s bid for new trade agreements faces big tests in Congress in May, mostly from his fellow Democrats. Obama is getting scant help from Democrats who face tough elections next year. For instance, Duckworth of Illinois announced she opposes the fast track bill because it "does not ensure that American workers are put first." (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) MORE LESS
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A day after the National Republican Senatorial Committee deleted a distastefully worded tweet attacking Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), she fought back on Twitter by defending her record as an advocate for veterans.

After @NRSC deleted a tweet that Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran and double amputee, “has a sad record of not standing up for our veterans,” the Illinois Democrat posted a tweetstorm Wednesday about her work for veterans with the hashtag #TammyStandsForVets.

While the NRSC tweet was met with nearly universal condemnation, the committee defended its attack on Duckworth in a statement to TPM and slammed the media for covering the story.

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