Tina Smith: “I first want to thank Senator Smith and this Committee for your efforts to enact the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration…”

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.

And that's what I mean when I say we've lost these votes but that doesn't mean we've lost the fight.

Minnesotans rely on the Postal Service for essentials like prescriptions, bills, and Social Security checks.

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.