Tina Smith

United States Senator for Minnesota

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U.S. Senator Tina Smith Says Senate Passage of Bipartisan Opioids Legislation Will Give Minnesota, Nation Tools to Combat Crisis

Monday, September 17, 2018

Includes Senator’s Measure to Expand Mental Health Services in Schools, Especially for Children Living in Rural Areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. [09/17/18]—U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said the bipartisan opioids legislation that passed the Senate today—which Sen. Smith helped write—will give Minnesota and the nation important tools to combat an epidemic that has already claimed too many lives and decimated too many families.

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Sen. Tina Smith Blasts DeVos Proposal That Would Leave Minnesota Students at Hands of Predatory Career Training Programs

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Senator Urges Secretary DeVos to Abandon Plan to Strip “Gainful Employment” Rule, Which Helps Protect Students From Expensive and Low-Quality Career Training Programs  

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Sen. Tina Smith Introduces Comprehensive Bill To Address A Top Minnesota Issue: Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Senator says Measure would Hold Drug Companies Accountable For High Prices,

Bring Down Costs for Seniors, Families and Taxpayers

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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith Presses Swiss Pharmaceutical Giant Novartis to Ensure Improper Company Actions Aren’t Pushing Up U.S. Prescription Drug Prices

Friday, August 24, 2018

Senator Seeks Evidence that Drug Maker has Reported

Payments to Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen

 

WASHINGTON D.C. [08/23/18]— Today, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pushed for answers from Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on improper financial and lobbying efforts – including a $1.2 million dollar payment to President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen - that could be contributing to high prescription drug prices for people in Minnesota and across the country.

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Sen. Smith Presses to Enhance Nation's Energy Storage Capabilities

Friday, August 24, 2018

Says Effort is Necessary to Expand Use of Renewable Energies Like Wind and Solar

WASHINGTON D.C. [08/24/18]— U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said legislation she is introducing would significantly increase America’s energy storage capabilities and help expand the role that renewable energies like wind and solar play in the nation’s energy portfolio.

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Klobuchar, Smith, Reed Call on Administration to Protect U.S. Troops and Families from Financial Fraud

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Recent reports indicate the Administration is planning to stop examining lenders for violations of the Military Lending Act and make it easier for unethical lenders to target U.S. troops and hurt military families 

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U.S. Sens. Tina Smith, Amy Klobuchar Honor the Storied Life of Minnesota’s First Female Member of Congress, Coya Knutson, with Senate Resolution

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

 

MINNESOTA [08/22/18]—  Today, Minnesota’s U.S. Sens. Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar honored the storied life of Minnesota’s first female member Congress, Coya Knutson, with a Senate Resolution heralding her life as a trailblazer who, despite great obstacles when she served in the 1950s, succeeded in making a difference for the families and communities in her state. 

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Sens. Smith, Warren Raise Questions about Accuracy of Secretary Azar's Testimony Blaming Pharmacy Benefit Managers for High Drug Prices

Friday, August 17, 2018

Senators Question Whether Secretary is Coordinating with Pharma to Deflect Responsibility for President Trump's Broken Promise to Reduce Drug Prices 

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Sen. Tina Smith’s Measure to Support Military Readiness and Conservation Becomes Law

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Senator’s Provision Ensures Funding For Readiness and Environmental Protection

At Camp Ripley, National Guard Training Facilities Across Nation

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Sen. Tina Smith Urges Trump Administration to Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. [08/15/18]— U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) called on the Trump Administration to immediately take action to reunite the over 500 immigrant children still separated from their families.

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Washington, D.C. Office

309 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-5641
 

State Offices

Moorhead Office
819 Center Avenue
Suite 2A
Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: (218) 284-8721
 

Duluth Office
515 W 1st Street
Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 722-2390
 

State Offices

Saint Paul
60 Plato Blvd. East
Suite 220
Saint Paul, MN 55107
Phone: (651) 221-1016
 

Rochester
1202-1/2 7th Street NW
Suite 213
Rochester, MN  55901
Phone: (507) 288-2003