Political Quotes

Tina Smith

The Public Record

Tina Elizabeth Smith is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since January 3, 2018. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic equity during her time in office. Smith previously served as the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 2015 to 2018, where she worked on initiatives to improve access to healthcare and support for families and children.

Quotes by year · 20092026713 total · peak 2023 (242)
2009: 1 quote2010: 1 quote2012: 1 quote2015: 1 quote2018: 60 quotes2019: 21 quotes2020: 18 quotes2021: 132 quotes2022: 94 quotes2023: 242 quotes2024: 82 quotes2025: 48 quotes2026: 12 quotes
Jun 24, 2022

I introduced legislation this week that will ensure that medication abortion is available in states where abortions will still be legal. This is something that`s going to be incredibly helpful to women and I think about my home state of…

msnbc.com
Jun 21, 2022

The Federal Indian boarding school policy created deep intergenerational harm to Native communities across the United States.

congress.gov
May 11, 2022

What we have in this country is a Republican Party that is hell-bent to tell women what it thinks they should be able to do with their own bodies.

msnbc.com
May 11, 2022

I think that the filibuster is an archaic remnant of an old Senate that it is needs to be abolished and I think that we should get rid of the filibuster for voting rights, for abortion rights, for that the health of our democracy.

msnbc.com
May 11, 2022

This decision by the United States Supreme Court is going to -- it is creating a crisis of health care for women.

msnbc.com
May 11, 2022

this is the first time that I can remember that we have seen the Supreme Court of the United States in my lifetime take away women`s rights, take away people`s rights and this is a sign I think of the great dysfunction in our democracy.

msnbc.com
May 11, 2022

When Roe is overturned by the Supreme Court and let’s be clear Roe is going to be overturned because of the result of a multi-decade strategy by Republicans and their dark money donors.

msnbc.com
May 11, 2022

The accountability for that is going to rest with the Republican Party and those Republicans that have refused to stand up for women’s fundamental freedoms.

msnbc.com
May 10, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that Melody Tan and Sarah Alexander--fellows in my office--be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 117th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

govinfo.gov
May 10, 2022

I thank Senator Baldwin for her thoughtful remarks. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Women's Health Protection Act, and I urge my colleagues to join us in standing up for fundamental rights to freedom, autonomy, and…

govinfo.gov
May 9, 2022

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:03 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 10 a.m…

govinfo.gov
May 9, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 625, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

govinfo.gov

Politicians like Tina Smith