Tina Smith

United States Senator for Minnesota

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Sen. Smith’s Statement on President’s Decision to Withdraw From Iran Deal

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. [05/08/18]—Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith released the following statement after President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Agreement.

"Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon—they are a threat to the region and to U.S. national security interests.

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Sen. Tina Smith Fights Against Federal Proposal to Raise Rent, Impose Strict Requirements on More Than 72,000 Minnesota Households

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

U.S. Senator Tina Smith called on Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson to scrap a proposal that would raise rent and impose strict requirements on 72,400 Minnesota households, and millions more across the country.

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Sen. Tina Smith Cosponsors Bipartisan Effort to Expand Minnesota Farm Exports

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith continued her fight to open new international markets for Minnesota farm products by throwing her support behind bipartisan legislation to help farmers, rural cooperatives, and small businesses sell more exports abroad.  

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Rep. Tom Emmer Wins Sen. Tina Smith’s Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

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Sen. Tina Smith Pushes to Kickstart Free-to-Access College Textbook Programs with Millions in Dedicated Federal Funding

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Senator Urges Department of Education to Follow Through with $5 Million in Open College Textbook Grants

U.S. Senator Tina Smith is urging the Department of Education to start disbursing millions in funding she helped secure for open college textbooks—which allow professors, students, and researchers to freely access otherwise costly materials.

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Sen. Tina Smith’s Bipartisan Mental Health Proposal Included in Senate Opioids Package

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Senator’s Provision Would Expand Mental Health Services for Students & Communities across Minnesota

U.S. Senator Tina Smith said that her measure to expand mental health services for students and communities in Minnesota and across the country has been included in a larger bipartisan bill to address the nation’s opioid crisis.

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Sen. Tina Smith Working on Legislation to Protect Children during Immigration Enforcement

Monday, April 23, 2018

NYT Report: Hundreds of Immigrant Children Separated from Parents Since October

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Klobuchar, Smith, Senators Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Reduce Price of Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug

Monday, April 23, 2018

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith joined 15 of their colleagues in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate action to reduce the price of naloxone, a life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug. The Senators’ letter follows a recent national advisory issued by the United States Surgeon General urging more Americans to keep on hand and learn how to use naloxone delivery devices. Despite being approved by the U.S.

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Sen. Tina Smith Pushes to End Harmful Canadian Dairy Policies That Hurt Minnesota Dairy Producers

Friday, April 20, 2018

After Hearing From Minnesota Dairy Farmers, Senator Calls on U.S. Trade Representative to Address Canada’s Dairy Subsidies in NAFTA Renegotiations

U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) has called on the nation’s top trade official to use the current NAFTA trade negotiations with Canada to end unfair Canadian dairypolicies that hurt Minnesota producers. In a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, Sen. Smith pressed him to make helping U.S. dairy farmers a top priority in the negotiations.

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HOTDISH UPDATE: Sen. Tina Smith Announces Judges of 8th Annual Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition

Thursday, April 19, 2018

On Wednesday, April 25, Senator Tina Smith will host the eighth annual Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition. Sen. Smith is taking up the helm of Al Franken’s annual hotdish-off to determine which Minnesota Congressional Delegation member makes the best hotdish—a dish similar to what other states call a casserole, but indisputably better.

Today, Sen. Smith is pleased to announce that this year’s judges will be:

·       Phill Drobnick—Gold-medal winning Coach of U.S Men’s Olympic Curling Team, the Minnesota hometown heroes known as “Team Shuster”

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Moorhead, MN 56560
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