Jul 9, 2003
today I rise in support of fairness for rural America and introduce the Rural Universal Service Equity Act of 2003. Universal service is a decades old Federal program intended to keep telephone service available and affordable across…
Tina Smith
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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.
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Jun 26, 2003
I join Senator Wyden in expressing deep pride in Oregon's TANF program and in thanking the chairman and ranking member of the Finance Committee, on which I serve, for their cooperation. I share his assessment that this letter will enable…
Jun 25, 2003
Keeping seniors out of nursing homes by managing their health better while saving money is a win-win situation. Despite this, these specialized programs only exist in several States. My amendment will further improve Medicare through the…
Jun 25, 2003
Senator Feingold and I have designed this amendment to help frail Medicare beneficiaries with special health care needs. This is truly one of those times when doing the compassionate thing is in harmony with what is cost-effective. It is a…
Jun 24, 2003
Senator Bingaman and I are convinced that this amendment goes a long way toward answering the concerns of health centers about how the Medicare Advantage Program will impact their ability to continue to provide high-quality health care…
Jun 18, 2003
I rise to respond to the Senator from Michigan. I think she makes a number of points that are worth our consideration. I think this can be done through the Government route. But the grand experiment here is predicated on a belief that the…
Jun 11, 2003
On June 10, Senator Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued a statement concerning the Coal Act, included in the 1992 Energy bill, and very specifically the intolerable situation regarding reachback and superreachback…
Jun 10, 2003
5 years ago, the State of Oregon witnessed one of the greatest tragedies in its 150 year history--a senseless school shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield. The shock waves from that awful event still reverberate in our State and…
Jun 3, 2003
I ask Senator Grassley to consider including a bill I have introduced, the Municipal Debt Refinancing Act, in future tax legislation. The Municipal Debt Refinancing Act would permit an additional advance refunding for bonds used to finance…
May 15, 2003
I support the global AIDS bill. I, like many of my colleagues, do not believe the House version of this legislation is perfect. I have reservations about the bill--in particular more funding is needed to fight the spread of tuberculosis…
May 15, 2003
I have language that would correct this oversight in the original 2002 Act. My language would ensure that sales of equipment which involve numerous units of the same good, subject to the same lease, would not inadvertently be excluded from…
May 15, 2003
I want to bring to the Chairman's attention a matter that has arisen regarding the bonus depreciation provision that was enacted last year in the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002. When the House developed this provision, it…
May 15, 2003
It has been my great pleasure to work with my colleague, Senator Boxer, over the past years to put global tuberculosis control on the map as an important priority for U.S. funding. I share the Senator's concern that the United States…
Apr 11, 2003
I would like to call my colleagues' attention to a revolutionary development in hemorrhage control which is expected to save lives of American soldiers now lost due to uncontrolled bleeding on the battlefield. According to military…
Apr 9, 2003
I rise today with my Finance Committee colleague, Senator Lincoln, to introduce the The Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act. This legislation will extend the mortgage interest tax deduction to mortgage insurance payment premiums, both…
Apr 2, 2003
on behalf of myself and my friend and colleague Senator Bayh of Indian, I rise today to introduce legislation that will repeal a ten year old tax increase on our senior citizens. This tax increase was passed in 1993 and has been an onerous…
Mar 21, 2003
I rise today to right a wrong. I am doing so on behalf of myself and Mr. Wyden, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Miller, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Specter. For far too many years, Americans who have been murdered…
Mar 11, 2003
I speak about the need for hate crimes legislation. In the last Congress Senator Kennedy and I introduced the Local Law Enforcement Act, a bill that would add new categories to current hate crimes law, sending a signal that violence of any…
Feb 13, 2003
As I rise today to speak before my colleagues in the 108th session of the US Congress, I have a sense of deja vu. While I have only been a member of the Senate since 1997, I have already seen the issues of prescription drugs for seniors…
Feb 12, 2003
If I could rephrase my question, hasn't the Washington Post opined this is out of bounds, not fair game, a fishing expedition?
Feb 12, 2003
I find myself wanting not to be silent, though, in response. He has a perspective that is not one I share with respect to President Bush and the job he is doing as our Commander in Chief and as the leader of the free world. When I was…
Feb 6, 2003
this Congress will address a number of very serious issues this year, but there is perhaps no issue we will discuss with greater long-term implications than health care. Last year, my colleagues and I came to the Senate floor to talk about…
Feb 6, 2003
each year I come to the floor during the month of February to celebrate Black History Month and to discuss many of the contributions made by Black Americans to my home State of Oregon. Today, at the beginning of this year's celebration of…
Feb 4, 2003
I express admiration for Senator Leahy's words and for the contribution that many of our colleagues will make in this Chamber to try to give expression to their own feelings and, more importantly, to the feelings of those who reside in our…
Jan 30, 2003
I rise to laud President Bush's announcement in his State of the Union Address of a $15 billion, 5-year emergency plan for AIDS relief, with $10 billion in new money to combat the global AIDS pandemic, provides new hope for many of the 42…
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