Tina Smith

I wish today to denounce the savage actions of Burma's military government. During this past week, a familiar pageantry of riot police and soldiers deployed to stop the peaceful demonstrations of Burmese monks and citizens. These…

For 11 years, I have been working on this piece of legislation. For 11 years, it has often been put on the Defense authorization bill-- passed several times by the Senate. You might wonder why is it appropriate to put on the Defense…

Today is a momentous day. We have the opportunity to extend health insurance coverage to 10 million low-income children, 4 million of whom, without this bill, simply would continue to be a statistic in the ranks of the uninsured. In Oregon…

I rise today to once again discuss the need to enact hate crimes legislation. For the fifth consecutive Congress, I have introduced this legislation with my colleague from Massachusetts, Senator Kennedy. The Senate knows well the substance…

last year the Senate enacted legislation that stripped the courts of jurisdiction to hear pending habeas claims brought by unlawful enemy combatants. It was with sadness then, as it is now, that the Senate failed to restore and protect…

I am in support of S. Res. 222, a resolution that recognizes November as National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. This resolution represents a way to educate communities across the Nation about pancreatic cancer and the need for…

I wish to assure the manager of the bill that I will be as brief as I can on this big issue. All of us who are parents know that the health of a child is critically important in ensuring they have the opportunity to reach their full…

I rise today to commend Treasury Secretary Paulson and his staff at the Treasury Department for convening the Treasury Conference on Business Taxation and Global Taxation. The purpose of this conference is to examine ways our current…

I support Senator McCain for more than just the fact that he is a colleague, for more than just the fact that he is a genuine American hero, for more than the fact that he is a man of unbreakable principle. I support him still because he…

I rise today to introduce Pathways to Independence Act of 2007, along with Senators Conrad, Stabenow, Snowe, and Collins. This legislation includes two important provisions that will help States transition Temporary Assistance for Needy…

there is a term that is often used here in the Senate when members refer to one another. That term is ``gentleman.'' No one fit that term better than Senator Craig Thomas. I join with all my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in…

today, I rise with my colleagues Senator Dodd and Senator Reed to introduce an important bill for our youth, the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2007. Nearly 3 years ago, the Senate first passed this Act with 39…

Nanotechnology will have a significant, positive impact on the security, economic well-being, and health of Americans as fields related to nanotechnology expand. In order to maximize the benefits of nanotechnology to our citizens, the…

I rise today with Senator Wyden to introduce the Nanotechnology in the Schools Act. Nanotechnology will revolutionize manufacturing, energy, healthcare, national defense and many other sectors by improving the way things are designed and…

I am very grateful the Senate is considering the issue of stem cell research today. This debate marks the culmination of years of work by many of my colleagues and certainly by myself and a host of dedicated advocates. I thank Senators…

today, I am honored to introduce the School Based Health Clinic Act of 2007. I developed this legislation in partnership with parents and healthcare advocates, all of whom are affiliated with Oregon's vibrant school based health center…

I came to the Senate yesterday to spend several hours speaking to the Senate to describe the loss of a program critical to rural counties in my State. The Secure Rural School and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 benefits more than…

The Senator is exactly right in his description of the local pain and the bewilderment of many public employees who work in the counties and need to make mortgage payments, want their kids educated, and would like their neighborhoods kept…

Well, Senator, I have spoken to it at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of this, the kinds of things you are asking, the kinds of services that will be jeopardized or the kinds of services every American citizen expects local…

I came here today knowing we were in morning business but looking to find a time to make a case of my State before the United States on an issue of great emergency. The clock is running out. I am speaking of the Secure Rural Schools and…

My colleague is the author of this legislation. As he has worked in the 109th Congress from the minority side, and I worked the majority side, I suppose he found, as I did, that many people said: Well, the cause is just, but just work it…

Absolutely. I will be making it several more times in this presentation--5 hours condensed into an hour and a half, I suppose. But when you and Senator Craig first cut the deal--and I was an original cosponsor with you--you had to have a…

In 1976, shortly after the Endangered Species Act became law, an Oregon State graduate student named Eric Forsman published a master's thesis. It surmised that the spotted owls of Oregon were ``declining as a result of habitat loss.'' The…

I have detailed for you the dramatic story of the Federal timber in Oregon that serves as the backdrop for the issue at hand. Beginning in the late 1980s, timber sales received the primary funding source for the 25 Percent Fund and began a…

My response is the same as the Senator's. It is a sense of abandonment, a sense of betrayal, a sense that the Federal Government made a deal, changed the terms, and now is welching on the deal. That is why I am here giving the history of…