Tina Smith actually said...

"That interest has motivated me to work on legislation with Senator Rounds which would allow tribes to administer the SNAP program through self-governance contracts."

"This isn't just about passing a law, this is about making sure that we actually get better results for Native people."

"Reauthorizing and strengthening NAHASDA was one of the top issues that we heard about."

"I think you are pointing out how we have sort of old, systemic ways of doing things that end up having the discriminatory impact."