Tina Smith

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 7; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 331, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I thank my fellow Senators for consenting to the unanimous passage of S. 460, the Urban Indian Health Confer Act, which I introduced with Senator Mullin. S. 460 requires the Department of Health and Human Services--HHS--and its…

I very much appreciated your testimony, as you reviewed some of the history of the illegal land transfers which is, of course, as you pointed out, part of the long legacy of taking land from the Ojibwe people in this place that is now…

We need to ensure that our policies reflect the needs of Native peoples.

We need to ensure that our policies reflect the needs of Native peoples.

Thank you so much, Chair Schatz and Vice Chair Murkowski, for holding this hearing today and including my bill, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023.

I very much appreciated your testimony, as you reviewed some of the history of the illegal land transfers which is, of course, as you pointed out, part of the long legacy of taking land from the Ojibwe people in this place that is now…

Thank you so much, Chair Schatz and Vice Chair Murkowski, for holding this hearing today and including my bill, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023.

I first want to thank Senator Smith and this Committee for your efforts to enact the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act.

I first want to thank Senator Smith and this Committee for your efforts to enact the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act.

The stories that I have heard are heartbreaking and enraging, families targeted, and exploited because of their religion and their inability to get access to a traditional mortgage.

Everyone wants a safe, decent place to call home. Without this, nothing in your life works--not your job, your health, your education, your family, not anything.

Everyone wants a safe, decent place to call home. Without this, nothing in your life works--not your job, your health, your education, your family, not anything.

Typically they are targeting Black, Brown, and immigrant communities, poor communities, groups that have long suffered from housing discrimination.

The stories that I have heard are heartbreaking and enraging, families targeted, and exploited because of their religion and their inability to get access to a traditional mortgage.

This is the American dream, and it is also the way that most people build wealth and grow a safe, secure life.

Too often, these contracts are designed to fail.

We have a responsibility to support the economic development of Native communities.

Typically they are targeting Black, Brown, and immigrant communities, poor communities, groups that have long suffered from housing discrimination.

This is the American dream, and it is also the way that most people build wealth and grow a safe, secure life.

I first want to thank Senator Smith and this Committee for your efforts to enact the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act.

Thank you so much, Chair Schatz and Vice Chair Murkowski, for holding this hearing today and including my bill, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023.

I very much appreciated your testimony, as you reviewed some of the history of the illegal land transfers which is, of course, as you pointed out, part of the long legacy of taking land from the Ojibwe people in this place that is now…