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Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Feb 5, 2025

I would like to thank my colleague from Oregon for his remarks. As he serves as ranking member of the Finance Committee, I know that he is always thinking about how our tax system is working for regular people in this country and how we…

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Feb 5, 2025

Along with my colleague from California and so many others tonight, I rise in opposition to the President's nomination of Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget. My colleagues and I are here--it is now shortly before…

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Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Feb 5, 2025

I rise today--I just want to thank my colleague Senator Schatz for his clear-eyed description of what is happening right now and how that connects to this nomination that is before the Senate right now, the nomination for Mr. Vought. So I…

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Feb 5, 2025

And I think these idiots who buy their seats have no idea what true privilege it is to a member of Congress.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Feb 5, 2025

You know, I'm not a nepo baby. I had to crawl my way into Congress.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Feb 5, 2025

How stupid do you have to be to be a member of Congress and think that you're calling for a member of Congress to be deported? What a dumba--!

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Feb 4, 2025

They are trying to take away the constitutional power of Congress, [who] have the power of the purse.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Feb 4, 2025

They have the power of the purse, and decide where money is allocated.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Feb 4, 2025

They’re trying to take away the constitutional power of Congress, [who] have the power of the purse, and decide where money is allocated.

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Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Feb 3, 2025

To see... every single one of the Republicans on the committee vote to move Robert F. Kennedy forward, a person who clearly cannot be trusted with the health of Americans... I think, what we're seeing is the impact of the kind of hardball…

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Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Feb 3, 2025

It looks to me right now like the United States Senate, the Republicans in the United States Senate, it's Donald Trump's Senate.

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Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Feb 3, 2025

I will use all of the powers that I have, including my communications power, my legislative power, to try to stop this.

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Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Feb 3, 2025

Well, this is horrifying, but it's hard to say we could be shocked by anything that comes out of President Trump's mouth.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jan 30, 2025

I rise to join my colleagues in mourning the 67 people who were killed in the tragic aircraft collision last night near Reagan National Airport. Among the victims, as reported in the news: a woman from my State, from Mahtomedi, MN--a…

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jan 28, 2025

I thank the Senator from Washington and Senators Schumer and Durbin for bringing us together to condemn the pardons and what happened, but I also want to first express my dissatisfaction about what is happening with this administration in…

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Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Jan 28, 2025

So, do you believe, as you've said, that antidepressants cause school shootings? This should be a simple question.

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Steve Simon
@stevesimon· MN· Jan 23, 2025

I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I oppose this misleading bill that deeply will criminalize doctors who provide the most basic and emergency healthcare to women. His name was Selah Weston. At 21 weeks, his…

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