Tina Smith

last week I gave my first floor speech. I spoke about how important it is for women to be represented in our government and why it is so important to keep working so that our legislature reflects the views and experiences of all Americans…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S3747, June 12, 2018, near the bottom of the third…

I ask unanimous consent that Jennifer Ayscue, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I am so proud to be here. This is my first time speaking on the Senate floor, and because I represent the great State of Minnesota, I thought I would do the polite thing and start out by properly introducing myself. I came to Minnesota…

I am stunned to understand how much drugs are costing, and people do not know.

I have heard from so many of my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, concerns about the budget cuts and inadequate funding of programs in Indian Country.

We find that, increasingly, lack of access to affordable housing is a limit on economic growth because there is just literally no good place for people to live.

I just want to touch on another thing that I know is so important to Minnesotans living in rural areas, which is the challenges around housing.

We need to have strong nutrition programs, and then we need to have strong rural development programs.

We need to have strong farm programs, including conservation.

when we empower tribes to create solutions that work for your communities and members, we get better results

I appreciate hearing that over and over again.

This is a question of the solemn trust and obligation and agreement between the United States and our tribal nations.

I believe one of the most important things we have to do in the Senate is to stand up for people who do not have a lot of power.

Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or discriminate against those who are unlike themselves.

the old way of thinking about this is to separate moms from their babies. Oftentimes, that is exactly the wrong thing to do if you want everyone to recover.

Mr. Chairman, I see I am almost out of time but I want to thank Senator Lankford for his question about giving us examples of what works.

This bill aims to help combat the opioid epidemic by creating the Special Behavioral Health Program for Indians.

Thank you very much, Chairman Hoeven and Ranking Member Udall. Thank you very much to all of you gentlemen for being here today.

This legislation would provide critical behavioral health resources to Tribal communities by creating a Special Behavioral Health Program for Indians.

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Senator Klobuchar, for organizing this colloquy on the Olympic contributions of Minnesotans. I was proud to work with you on this resolution honoring our Olympians. While I have not yet given my first…

I have a lot of respect for the professionals at the Census Bureau; the question is whether you have the resources and what you need to be able to do your job.

I would like to celebrate Vice President Walter Mondale, who recently marked his 90th birthday. When Vice President Mondale was asked about the legacy of the Carter administration, he responded this way: ``We told the truth, we obeyed the…

We definitely need a system that serves borrowers like my clients who are struggling with debt, deep in debt that they can't afford to repay, and they are not getting the help they need.

I think Senator Murray started out by talking about how this needs to be student focused in the way that we do things.