Tina Smith actually said...

"the cost of inaction--I am so in touch with from the conversations I have had in Minnesota."

"the kind of strategy that we are talking about advancing here is exactly what I would like to have seen."

"the lack of affordable, high quality childcare and pre-K is a major problem for families and for businesses, and it is holding our economy back."

"But it seems to me that without some regulatory framework, without a cop on the beat, so to speak, we are at a great disadvantage in terms of cracking down on illicit use."