58 Quotes by Tina Smith

All I can do is pay attention, listen to what people in Minnesota are saying and do everything I can to bring that voice to Washington.

I will join the fight for the DREAM Act that will create a pathway to citizenship for our Dreamers.

I want people to know: At every point in my life that I needed help, it was right there.

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.

With mental health, it's not like there's a box where you're healthy and another box where you've got a mental illness. You try to stay at the healthy end of the continuum, and watch as you move, and I've been able to do that.

I ask myself: What do I need to do to stay healthy? And I do that all the time. And it's stuff like meditation, making sure I get good exercise, all the things we know.

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.

When women are empowered to contribute more fully, we all benefit.

I have always been surrounded by strong women and thoughtful men.