Tina Smith actually said...

"I appreciate hearing that over and over again."

"This is a question of the solemn trust and obligation and agreement between the United States and our tribal nations."

"I believe one of the most important things we have to do in the Senate is to stand up for people who do not have a lot of power."

"Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or discriminate against those who are unlike themselves."