Tina Smith

The lack of transparency and competition means that cattle producers are making pennies on the dollar, in some cases.

It is very capital intensive, and it is very difficult for those without capital to figure out a way to participate.

This imbalance in the market is exactly why Senator Rounds and I led a bipartisan and bicameral letter asking Attorney General Garland to investigate these anticompetitive practices in the marketplace.

Cattle producers in Minnesota tell me that they feel squeezed by this marketplace.

the importance of infrastructure from transmission to broadband to blender pumps; the importance of flexibility particular for co-ops and munis and the value of incentives to drive the change that we are looking for and the opportunity…

We write to thank you for your support of patients and providers in the mental health community by introducing the Telemental Health Care Access Act.

We need to evaluate all of the options on the table. All are going to be needed to deliver against our important progressive climate goals.

It seems to me that our strategy should be to sync up our renewable fuels efforts and the efforts to electrify transportation to maximize the job opportunities that we want to see in rural communities, as well as maximizing our goals…

the importance of listening to local leaders and following local leadership in all ways.

I also want to thank Senator Ernst for your partnership in planning the hearing today.

I thank my colleague from Maryland. I rise today in gratitude because last night the Senate put us one step forward to finally making Juneteenth a Federal holiday. Juneteenth is our Nation's oldest celebration of emancipation, and it…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered

The Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1841) would build partnerships between local educational agencies and community organizations.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Neals nomination?

We all need rural communities to be successful, and that means, just like in the suburbs and in cities, transportation has to work.

Today we are going to hear about how inaccurate this perception is, and how vital transit is to rural America.

I want to thank Senator Rounds for working with me today on this bipartisan hearing focusing on rural transit.

when we say 'public transportation' we just do not mean Minneapolis and Cleveland.

Small towns and rural places are creative, entrepreneurial, diverse, wonderful places to live and raise a family.

I think it's despicable to think that that's where we've come when it is so clearly the case that this commission is the right thing to do, it is the right thing to do to get to the bottom of what happened.

Senator Rounds and I have worked together on Native housing issues for several years.

Today's hearing of the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development will come to order.

NAIHC thanks Senator Smith who introduced the bill and all the members who supported the passage of this bill.

The inconsistency here is just jaw dropping.

Native housing issues immediately came to mind as a topic for both of us.