Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth has proven once again she is a force to be reckoned with. On Wednesday she dramatically chastised a government contractor for using a “disability” to get ahead in his business.
Braulio Castillo used an injury he received while playing football in a military prep school to get Veterans Disability. He then used the disability to get special treatment while bidding for government contracts. According to the Huffington Post , Castillo’s company, Strong Castle has won more than $500million in contracts from the IRS.
Duckworth speaking during a hearing on House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chastised Castillo. "Does your foot hurt?" Duckworth asked Castillo, who answered yes.
"My feet hurt too," said Duckworth. "In fact, the balls of my feet burn continuously, and I feel like there's a nail being hammered into my heel right now. So I can understand pain and suffering, and how service connection can actually cause long-term, unremitting, unyielding, unstoppable pain."
"I'm sorry that twisting your ankle in high school has now come back to hurt you in such a painful way, if also opportune for you to gain this status for your business," she added.
Duckworth is a double amputee from military service in Iraq. She also had her right arm blown of and is currently at risk of losing it all together.
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