Being lieutenant governor is sort of like being invited into everyone's living room, and you just get an understanding of the state. Tina Smith More Quotes by Tina Smith More Quotes From Tina Smith Everyone knows you can't learn or perform well when you are hungry. We need to support students in Minnesota and across the country by ensuring that kids are not humiliated because of an inability to pay for lunch. Tina Smith politics They clean office buildings and keep us safe and secure and serve millions of meals a year, why should these hardworking people be forced to pay the price of the shutdown themselves? Tina Smith politics An airstrike launch like this should be done with a clear strategy and with input and authorization from Congress. We have a Constitution. Tina Smith politics The way elections are won in Minnesota is by talking to people and sharing what's on their minds. It sounds so simple, but it really is the thing that works. Tina Smith simpletalkingpeopleway I'm wary when legislators say the solution to school shootings is mental health care, because it suggests that people who are mentally ill are violent, and that's just not true. Tina Smith carehealthpeopleschool Do not underestimate me. I believe that as a woman, a progressive, and a Minnesotan, I have a lot to contribute and I am so ready to do that work. Tina Smith womani-ammework I'm really focused on Minnesota and Minnesotans, and I will come to Washington, D.C., prepared to be a fierce advocate for Minnesotans, especially around economic opportunity and fairness. Tina Smith willfocusedfierceopportunity I will be my own kind of senator using my own best judgment and my own experience. Tina Smith willbestmy-ownexperience Coming to serve in the Senate and also running for the Senate in a short time period is not for the faint of heart. But I am not fainthearted. Tina Smith shorti-amhearttime As chief of staff, I was responsible for running a multibillion-dollar organization with over 34,000 employees, and working on everything from health care to transportation. Tina Smith employeescarehealthorganization These efforts to defund Planned Parenthood fail because one out of five American women have used Planned Parenthood at one time or another in their life. It's just a bad idea. Tina Smith badwomentimelife The chance to talk to so many people and understand what they're thinking about and why it matters is really, really so interesting. When you're doing that, you have to truly listen to what people are saying. You can't just pretend to listen. Tina Smith youchancepeoplethinking High speed Internet access isn't a nice thing to have, it's a necessary thing to have. Tina Smith highinternetspeednice What I intend to do is be just a really fierce advocate for Minnesotans here in Washington, D.C. Tina Smith advocateherejustfierce When I was a kid, I wanted to be a hairdresser. Tina Smith kidhairdresserwanted I went to college and majored in political science. Tina Smith politicalcollegescience The Senate has a reputation as quite a collegial place, and I have found that to be true, especially with the women. Tina Smith trueplacereputationwomen I think that women are often underestimated - our suggestions, our advice, our leadership style. I think one of the reasons that that happens is women are much less likely to blow their own horn and brag about everything that they've done. Tina Smith thinkwomenstyleleadership I've always found that if you listen to people you can find common ground. Tina Smith findyoualwayspeople I want to go places where there are really well-meaning people doing work that is interesting and seems to really matter and where everybody looks like at least once a day they have a really good laugh. Tina Smith daygoodworkpeople
