Tina Smith: “I actually am energized by the idea of making space for the next great leader to step into the role.”

I don’t know whether Sen. Lee thought fully through what it was, you’d have to ask him, but I needed him to hear from me directly what impact I think his cruel statement had on me, his colleague.

Rural hospitals are vital for families in small towns and rural communities. These hospitals not only provide care close to home, they’re also economic engines for their region.

I told him that I thought it was brutal and cruel. He should think about the implications of what he’s saying and doing.

When do things stop being about politics and start being about actual human decency?