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Tina Smith
@smith.senate.gov
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Mom, wife, daughter, and loving but distracted friend. U.S. Senator for Minnesota. Prefers window seats, donuts and MN beer (all together when possible) ✈️ 🍩🍺
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · Oct 30
Hello (again) Bluesky! I’m going to start posting here again, because that other app has become a disaster.

But first, I want to introduce myself. My name is Tina Smith, and I’m a proud United States Senator for Minnesota… ⬇️
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 15h
Looking forward to spending the rest of my term defending the sovereignty of Tribal Nations and upholding our trust and treaty responsibilities to Native peoples.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 15h
It's an honor to represent Mni Sóta Makoce — the land where waters reflect the sky — and to work with our state's urban Indigenous communities and eleven sovereign Dakota and Ojibwe Nations. It's one of the best parts of my job.

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Minnesota.
Photo of Senator Tina Smith shaking hands with someone at an event put on by the Indian Health Board. Photo of Senator Tina Smith participating in a wild rice (manoomin) on Red Lake Nation.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 3d
Reminder that NONE of these workers need to be fired because of this shutdown — Trump is just using them as pawns because he views people as expendable if it serves his interests.
Russ Vought @russvought The RIFs have begun.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 3d
A couple in their early 60s in Duluth, MN making $66,000 will pay an EXTRA $252 every single month to get health insurance if we don’t get a shutdown deal.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 3d
A single mother in Marshall, Minnesota making $40,000 will pay an EXTRA $140 every single month to get health insurance for herself and her two kids if we don’t get a shutdown deal.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 4d
American women and children need health insurance they can afford. You’re shutting down the government because you don’t want to work with us to stop skyrocketing costs, and that’s hurting everyone.

Come back to Washington and let’s talk.
Tweet from @GOPWomenCaucus: Enough is enough. @GOPWomensCaucus is calling on Senate Democrats to stop the political games and end the shutdown hurting women, kids, and our troops. 🇺🇸 Read more ⬇️
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Senator Ruben Gallego @gallego.senate.gov · 4d
If Republicans don’t act 24 million Americans will be devastated by sky rocketing health care costs.

Speaker Johnson needs to call his people back and stop covering up for pedophiles.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6d
This is out of hand. These agents are there to cause trouble and violence, not to keep people safe. These are the scenes that play out in war torn, destitute countries - not America.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 4d
ICE was on the roof. He had just been praying.
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 5d
ICE released a statement after an agent aimed a pepper ball at a priest’s head after he prayed and laughed when he was hit:

“If you are obstructing law enforcement, you can expect to be met with force.”
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 4d
“You’re going to be priced out of health insurance but EVERYONE GO BUY MY WATCH”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 5d
If ICE thinks it's okay to assault a pastor in broad daylight, imagine what they're doing in the dark.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 5d
I got their letter, and I’m not mad — just disappointed.

Don’t send me a damn letter, come to Washington and let’s get this fixed.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 6d
Trump keeps saying he needs to send federal agents in to protect Chicago because the Police aren't doing the job.
 
You know what makes it hard for our city's brave police officers to do their jobs?
 
Trump's agents throwing tear gas at them.
ICE accidentally tear gases Chicago police during clash with protesters
Several officers could be seen rubbing their eyes, squinting, and struggling to remain standing on October 4.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 5d
You’ll never be able to convince me ripping an American citizen out of their Chicago apartment in the dead of night, zip tying their hands and refusing to let them call their lawyer is ‘America First’
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 5d
Weird how that didn’t make the cut.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 6d
“I honestly feel in that group of people where I will probably drop health insurance”

What kind of country do we live in that we can’t agree to help people like CHILDCARE PROVIDERS see their doctor?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d
Whitehouse: What became of the $50,000 in cash that the FBI gave to Mr. Homan?

Bondi: The investigation of Mr. Homan was subjected to a full review They found no evidence of wrongdoing. 
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 7d
Every day Republicans are choosing to keep the government closed rather than lower your health care costs.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 6d
Did Mike Johnson just call MTG stupid?
"Congresswoman Greene does not serve on the committees of jurisdiction to deal with those specialized issues, and she's probably not read that in on some of that, because it's still been sort of in their silos of the people who specialize in those issues," Johnson said in the Capitol.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 8d
There it is.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9d
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 10d
Next year, a lot of folks are going to see their premiums go up $1,000 or more per month because of a Republican policy.

If you start having to pay $1,000 extra every month, what will you stop being able to afford?

This is what Democrats are fighting to stop.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 7d
MAGA folks, Republicans, Independents and Democrats from every corner of Minnesota are reaching out — and an overwhelming majority want to fix this health insurance spike before it’s too late.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 10d
How the hell is this shutdown our fault if Republicans can’t be bothered to show up
🚨🚨The House reading clerk just read a letter from House Speaker Mike Johnson where he declares a 'District Work Period' from October 7 to October 13. That would mean no votes until mid-month.
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