Tina Smith

It is desperately needed, and I do not use that word 'desperate' lightly.

I detect a strong, bipartisan agreement that there is desperation in farm country.

I urge you to appreciate, as I know you do, that what happens with the one hand over here in Commerce has a deep impact on what you are trying to do on the other hand.

I very much want to convey our sense of urgency at USTR on dealing with these agricultural trade issues.

This aid package... is at best a small Band-Aid on a very big wound.

I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to continue with my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

I really believe in the power of innovation in biomedical research.

If people cannot afford the therapies and the medicines that we are imagining, that we are creating, then we have a real problem.

I think taxpayers feel like they are paying twice.

I rise to talk about my strong opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. I want to specifically focus on what his confirmation could mean for the future of voting rights in this country. The right to vote is…

I have introduced a bill to authorize a land transfer that would return ownership of about 11,700 acres.

Sustainability is essential, so all of our decisionmaking has to be based on that premise.

That is very important to us, and I appreciate your partnership on that.

I really appreciate that sentiment. You and I talked about this in my office, the importance of having good consultation and good communications and a strong, robust public comment period.

The Trump Administration has sought to eliminate ARPA-E.

I think that this is a strategy that has been able to provide that kind of energy.

I really oppose plans by the Trump Administration to privatize these WAPA assets.

I rise today to express my strong concern about Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. In particular, I want to discuss today his troubling record on the environment and what that means for people's health. Judge…

this is what my constituents and all of our constituents are grappling with, and it is really a challenge.

One of the big challenges that I hear is that it is so difficult to get the data and get the information.

This hearing represents an important step forward as we move this legislation forward.

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act seeks to restore 11,760 acres of land to the tribe that was wrongfully taken from them.

I rise today to voice my strong support for the farm bill that the Senate is currently considering. First, I would like to thank Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for their strong leadership on this bipartisan bill. When I first…

I am proud to join my colleagues today in recognizing the anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision, Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. Before I talk about that decision, I want to talk today about Justice Anthony Kennedy's…

In the farm bill, we were able to include some of the issues brought forth as being important.