Senator Tina Smith

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

We did it. Minnesota had the highest census self-response rates in the country in 2020. Our state has a long history of civic engagement and it has always been a point of pride. Thank you once again Minnesota for leading by example. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Thank you @StarTribune for highlighting the importance of protecting Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. This beautiful wilderness area must be preserved for generations to come. https://t.co/HJw0UoHXvK — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

UPDATE: The bill is now law. This is a step in the right direction towards making prescription drugs affordable for everyone. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

I loved Walter Mondale. A true American statesman. So I wrote a piece to honor my late friend. May his memory be not just a blessing, but a reminder of his courage, his candor, and his simple human decency. https://t.co/PQczvm2YHZ — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenAlexPadilla: The pandemic has made it clear: child care is essential infrastructure that makes all other work in our country possibl… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenWarren: The #AmericanRescuePlan helped save child care, but we must do more than stabilize a broken system. @SenTinaSmith, @RepKClar… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Let’s move this celebration to the halls of Congress by passing my Clean Electricity Standard, which will get us to net zero carbon emissions from power plants. And let’s do it while supporting great union jobs. We can even do it without raising energy prices. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

For Earth Day 2021, how about we agree that we shouldn’t subsidize fossil fuel companies anymore to spew out carbon pollution. It’s like we are paying companies to pollute. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

In 1970, I was 12, and went out with a trash bag to pick up litter. I was outraged. Who was trashing my community? On Earth Day in 2021, It’s a little more complicated, but I’m still outraged. Who is trashing our planet? — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

On the first Earth Day in 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks and classrooms to demonstrate against the impacts of air and water pollution. That was 10% of the US and would be 33 million people today. Where is everyone – let’s do it. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

And strength be with those of us who have the power to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. We need to use our power to make progress. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

It’s devastating to attend the funeral of Daunte Wright and feel the pain of his mom Katie. To see his little boy not even two years old, without a dad, is heartbreaking. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

I’ve worked with Vanita Gupta many times, she’s a friend and DOJ is lucky to have her as Associate AG. She's excellent. Congrats Vanita on your historic confirmation today, was proud to support. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenTinaSmith: What if we rethink public safety so that Black and Brown people, and all people, truly feel safe and protected in their h… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenTinaSmith: And we can change them. What if this verdict is the beginning of a transformation in public safety for Minnesota and our… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenTinaSmith: He was talking about the deep and persistent inequities in housing, health care, policing and the criminal justice system… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenTinaSmith: I can’t stop thinking about all the Black and Brown people denied their civil rights and denied their lives, where there… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenTinaSmith: Millions of people took to the streets because we couldn’t look away from the reality of George Floyd’s murder and we cou… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

RT @SenTinaSmith: Convicting Dereck Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is a moment of accountability, and also a moment to recommit our… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

What if we rethink public safety so that Black and Brown people, and all people, truly feel safe and protected in their homes, neighborhoods and communities? This is the work ahead of all of us. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

And we can change them. What if this verdict is the beginning of a transformation in public safety for Minnesota and our country, where we move past the warrior model of policing and toward a model of truly protecting and serving? — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

He was talking about the deep and persistent inequities in housing, health care, policing and the criminal justice system, and economic opportunity that people of color experience in my state. These inequities exist, not only in Minnesota, but all across our country. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

I can’t stop thinking about all the Black and Brown people denied their civil rights and denied their lives, where there was no accountability. Last week a reporter interviewing me referred to Minnesota as “the Jim Crow of the North.” Devastating. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Millions of people took to the streets because we couldn’t look away from the reality of George Floyd’s murder and we could see change had to come. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Convicting Dereck Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is a moment of accountability, and also a moment to recommit ourselves to the movement for racial justice his tragic murder sparked. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Here is a thread I wrote on my bill from last Congress: https://t.co/yDz38FgEBs — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Hi, I wrote a bill to legalize marijuana. Legalizing in a practical, safe, progressive way will take a lot of work to push through but its an important step to reversing the disaster of the War on Drugs. We can get this done and I’m pushing to make sure we do. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

He deeply loved all his family w/ the best gift a father can give, unconditional love, expressed with classic Mondale understatement: “Keep up the good work.” I am bereft and so grateful to have known him. May his memory be a blessing and a reminder to do good work and love life. https://t.co/ftjUhDvp1c — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

He was also a true friend, full of lively questions, incisive and hysterically funny commentary, advice offered with his unique dry wit, birthdays remembered and lunches shared, preferably with onion rings. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Whether it was working with Marian Wright Edelman to lift children out of poverty, fighting to repair the damage of housing discrimination with the Fair Housing Act, or pushing us to protect places like the St. Croix River and the Boundary Waters, he charted an unwavering path. — PolitiTweet.org