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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.
Mr. President, this is ultimately about whether we want the dollars of these American multinational corporations to be brought back to America or left in places like this. We can either put these dollars to work here or we can leave them…
this is a simple choice for our colleagues. It is either vote for jobs or vote to limit the number of jobs we have the potential to create. By independent studies, this inclusion, repatriation in the JOBS bill, will create 660,000 jobs. It…
if Senator Breaux were offering a perfecting amendment, I would take it. But he is offering a poisonous amendment. What his amendment would effectively do is limit the ways that these dollars can be used in America to create American jobs…
we talk about 660,000 jobs for the whole country. Isn't it also true that California stands to gain 75,000 new jobs, and Louisiana stands to gain nearly 10,000 new jobs; Nevada, over 5,000 new jobs; Oregon, nearly 30,000 jobs; and…
I was privileged to travel to Austin, and an hour's meeting turned into a half a day's meeting, as I found in this good man a man of the West, a man who understood from whence he came in rural parts of Texas. I represent the State of…
I appreciate Senator Byrd's civility on every occasion on which I have ever dealt with him. We don't vote much the same, but I will tell you, we both care about coal miners, we both care about timbermen, or lumbermen, we care about people…
I rise to speak about the Crime Victims' Rights Act. America is a country ruled by law and not by individuals. For that reason, our criminal justice system serves as a beacon of light for many who live in the shadow of tyranny. Nowhere is…
we passed the resolution on regime change. In a post-9/11 world, with that intelligence that we had from President Clinton's administration and with that belief that he was a clear and growing danger to this country, and for all the…
a year ago come Friday, I remember watching with some emotion as the television recorded the events in Baghdad, and an American soldier crawled up a statue of Saddam Hussein and put a chain around its neck and, with the help of American…
as the new year arrived, I looked to coming back to Congress with, frankly, a sense of dread because I knew we were entering a political year, a year where the stakes are high, and the President stands for reelection. I knew there would be…
today as my first legislative action of the new session, I am introducing important legislation that would require a higher standard for the science used in administering the Endangered Species Act. The Sound Science for Endangered Species…
In short, SMD was bad for the consumers of Oregon, particularly those in rural areas. Led by the Senate, this Congress has taken the extraordinary step in this bill of blocking FERC from continuing with this rulemaking that would have been…
in thinking about my remarks today, I was reflecting back upon the investments made during the Great Depression in the Pacific Northwest by President Franklin Roosevelt, by his congressional friends. They were at the time expensive, but…
for those of you who may still be watching this debate, I know the suggestion has been made by our friends on the other side that essential work is not being done. This time, I assure you, what is being done is a lot of work, and it is…
I join the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in wishing a happy birthday to Senator Boxer. I also thank Senator Boxer and Senator Santorum for their tenaciousness in advancing this bill. It is long overdue and it is to be…
I rise today in reference to the Senator's sense-of-the-Senate. Obviously, there are strong emotions on this issue. One of the problems with this program is the ambiguous nature by which Congress authorized it. In particular, I would call…
along with my colleague from the State of Idaho, I will talk in morning business about the economy. We have heard for 2\1/2\, nearly 3 years of the Bush Presidency that President Bush is responsible for the economic downturn. Little is…
this morning, we awoke to the tragic news of what happened to the convoy of United States personnel traveling in Gaza. My condolences go out to their families, loved ones and colleagues. These brave Americans were accompanying United…
before my friend Senator Biden leaves the floor, I tell him that I think he is on the wrong side of short-term politics, but he is on the right side of history to support the President's request for $87 billion. He has made many points…
I speak today about the need for hate crimes legislation. On May 1, 2003, Senator Kennedy and I introduced the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, a bill that would add new categories to current hate crimes law, sending a signal that…
I believe it is important to ensure that the United States can fulfill its commitment to this vital ally. I want to clarify, however, that nothing in this language would authorize the President to permit oil exploration and drilling in…
today I have joined with my colleague from Alaska to sponsor an amendment to S.14, the Energy bill, which would strengthen the commitment of the United States to supply oil to Israel and other nations pursuant to the International…
I will not be long. I was mindful Senator Kennedy was speaking to the issue of hate crimes. I was going to ask him the question that I think he would agree with. We acknowledge at a surface level the argument could be made that hate crimes…
Senator Kennedy has heard opponents of this legislation suggest all crime is hateful and this is unnecessary. But isn't it a fact that for 30 years America has had a hate crimes law, most States have hate crime laws? These have been vetted…
my job as a Senator is to help protect and defend the freedoms of all Americans. Among the most basic freedoms are those we most often overlook: the freedom to choose where we live-- for example, among family and friends and not among…
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