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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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Apr 26, 2021

The Coalition urges the Committee to pass the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Tax Credit Amendments Act of 2021.

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Apr 14, 2021

Well, we should be passing right now, we should be taking up the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and that would make a huge difference for our ability to stop the worst of these excessive use-of-force standards and also make it easier…

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Apr 14, 2021

Well, I think the most important thing is that the person who was prosecuting the case has some distance from the law enforcement that are the defendant -- that is the defendant in this case. I have great confidence in what Attorney…

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Apr 14, 2021

What I hear from folks that live in North Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center and communities of color all over my state is they feel overpoliced and underprotected. So when they need help from law enforcement, they can’t find it, but when…

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Apr 14, 2021

The legislation that we put forward after the tragic murder of George Floyd almost a year ago, we put forth the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act that would help to get at the challenges that we have holding police officers accountable…

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Apr 14, 2021

I feel like I think a lot of people on the streets of Brooklyn Center tonight and all across my state, a sense of exhaustion, grief, and also anger and frustration. I mean, how many times do we have to see a black man die, get killed, be…

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Apr 13, 2021

I would like to associate myself with the concerns raised by Chair Schatz regarding the importance of parity and equity for Native Hawaiians on liability coverage.

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Apr 13, 2021

We know that we need to make sure that Congress is providing sufficient health care resources directly to urban indigenous communities.

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Mar 24, 2021

I want to also just thank my colleague from Vermont for that lovely tribute to Judge Hall. I can see that he meant a lot to you and was a great public servant. So thank you, Senator Leahy. Madam President, in a year of so much heartbreak…

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Mar 15, 2021

I rise today in strong support of the historic nomination of Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior. When Representative Haaland appeared before the Senate for her confirmation hearing, she opened by saying: ``My story is…

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Mar 3, 2021

What I am taking from your testimony is that the wealth gap that we see in our country is not an accident of our history. It is a design of our history.

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Mar 3, 2021

The Federal Government has explicitly advanced policies that have not only contributed to this gap but that have built this gap.

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