Senator Vows to Bring Minnesota Priorities to The Table as Committee Writes New Federal Farm Bill
Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith joined her first Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, where she was named ranking member of the Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee. She vowed to use her new position to advocate fiercely for Minnesota’s priorities during this year’s rewrite of the federal Farm Bill.
You can download a clip of her speaking in the hearing here.
Senate to Open Immigration for Debate Monday Evening
U.S. Senator Tina Smith released the following statement on the Senate immigration debate:
U.S. Senator Tina Smith released the following statement after U.S. Representative Rick Nolan announced he will retire after his term ends this year:
Twenty-One Minnesotans Vying for Gold in 2018 Winter Olympics; Third Most of Any State
With the 2018 Winter Olympics kicking off in PyeongChang, South Korea, U.S. Senator Tina Smith said that she’s excited for the Winter Games to showcase Minnesota’s impressive delegation of athletes—the third most of any state in the country.
Program Providing Care to 100k Minnesotans Faces Long-Term Financial Jeopardy Due to $806 Million in Trump Admin Cuts
U.S. Senator Tina Smith is working hard in the Senate Health Committee to protect a vital program that provides high-quality, affordable care for more than 100,000 Minnesotans.
Late last year, President Trump abruptly ended federal payments that help consumers afford their health insurance coverage. That decision drove up premiums across the country and produced significant confusion and financial losses in several states.
Smith Meets Farmers, Talks about Local Development, Rural Health Care, Affordable Housing, and Paid Family Leave in Stops Across State
U.S. Senator Tina Smith made stops across the state—which you can read more about here—including the Red River Valley, southern Minnesota, and the metro area to hear from Minnesotans and inform her work in Washington.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith called on Congress to strengthen our nation’s campaign finance laws by ending the flood of unchecked, unlimited, and secret corporate money into our elections.
After recently meeting with retirees in Duluth whose hard-earned pensions are at risk of being drastically reduced due to chronic underfunding of the Central States Pension Fund, U.S. Senator Tina Smith is backing up her promise to support legislation that would help protect the pensions of retirees across the country, including 22,000 in Minnesota.
Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith released the following statement after being named to leadership of the bipartisan Senate Rural Health Caucus:
Senator Vows to Use Posts on HELP (Health, Education, Labor, Pensions),
Agriculture, Energy, Indian Affairs to Fight For Minnesota
After being named to several key Senate committees, U.S. Senator Tina Smith vowed to use the posts to work on the most-pressing issues facing Minnesotans.
Sen. Smith will start serving immediately on the following committees:
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