“By the way, Donald Trump, I didn’t put my life on the line to defend our democracy so you could invite Russian Federation to interfere in it”.
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Duckworth, who walked on stage with prosthetic legs and a cane, called America “the greatest nation on earth, a nation that so many are willing to die defending”.
“You are not fit to be commander in chief”, said the two-term lawmaker, to cheers from the crowd gathered at the Wells Fargo Center awaiting Clinton’s nomination acceptance speech. She added it is a nation that if you work hard, won’t abandon you.
Plaintiffs Denise Goins and Christine Butler told the Daily Herald Wednesday that they made a decision to refuse the settlement offer after Duckworth’s deputy campaign manager Matt McGrath called the lawsuit a “frivolous workplace case” that has been ongoing for more than eight years.
“I would like for her to answer how she could fire an employee who did their job, followed policy and procedure and looked out for the veteran in his home where the rules and guidelines are to be followed”.
The announcement arrived the day before Duckworth, who is campaigning to unseat Republican Sen.
A settlement in a workplace retaliation suit against Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth stemming from her time in state government was rejected this week, potentially reviving it as a line of attack for her Republican opponent in their race for Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.
“No they didn’t sign it”.
In an email with Capitol Fax on Thursday, Maura Possley, who’s at the IL attorney general’s office, said that the settlement was binding, even though the former employees never signed the office’s standard form after the settlement. It’s typical practice that after finalizing a settlement the parties sign our standard form.
Her fellow plaintiff did not immediately respond to a call from the AP, but the Daily Herald reported that both women are backing out of the settlement agreement.
The plaintiffs told the Daily Herald the settlement was about $40,000, with $21,000 of that amount paying for attorney fees and another $9,000 for each plaintiff. They said they also were upset that Duckworth’s campaign referred to their lawsuit as frivolous shortly after the agreement was announced last month.
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The attorney general’s office, however, disputes that claim, saying the $26,000 settlement covered all costs, including damages paid to each client. The women alleged Duckworth violated ethics laws in reprimanding them when she led the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. Kirk is viewed as one of the most vulnerable Republican senators.
