58 Quotes by Tina Smith

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    High speed Internet access isn't a nice thing to have, it's a necessary thing to have.

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    What I intend to do is be just a really fierce advocate for Minnesotans here in Washington, D.C.

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    I went to college and majored in political science.

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    The Senate has a reputation as quite a collegial place, and I have found that to be true, especially with the women.

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    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.

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