Tina Smith

American farmers are expected to pay $2.4 billion MORE for diesel alone this year. In Minnesota, farmers are taking an extra $1,900 hit to the pocketbook just to fill their fuel tank in the yard.   Trump has some nerve to brag about making a “freaking fortune” from the sky-high oil prices.

The DOJ is once again refusing to cooperate with Minnesota officials in the investigation into what happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Reeks of a cover-up.

I think people don't really always think about this, but AI companies are at risk of creating a massive financial bubble and have yet to prove they can make the profits to back it up.

We need to be prepared for what happens if it pops. Americans should not be forced to pay the price for their risky bets with a taxpayer-funded bailout.

I’m outraged by this attack on Representative Omar. Trump and his DOJ have a bizarre obsession with tearing down Minnesota, our leaders and our communities. This latest action, even as voting has already started in Minnesota, is a transparent attempt to interfere in our elections.

This is their corrupt playbook: Use all the powers of the federal government to attack our leaders. Deploy an out of control, violent federal police force to invade our communities and kill and injure Minnesotans. Launch baseless and hateful attacks on the Somali community.

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I want to say Pidamayaye and Miigwech to Tribal Nations and Native communities in Minnesota and beyond for your partnership and friendship over the years.

Data centers epitomize the power Big Tech has over communities. People point to these buildings as proof that Big Tech plays by a different set of rules, and get pissed that data centers are built over the objections of the people who live around them (often with taxpayer $$)

AI companies love to claim they’re SO special they need special treatment and can’t follow the same rules other dangerous technologies are bound by, and that’s just bullshit.

Reports are swirling around that tech companies are cashing in on corporate tax breaks from the Big Beautiful Bill to bankroll massive data centers. So I am requesting Congress’s official tax estimators provide a full report on just how much money Republicans shelled out to these corporations.

Even their own ridiculous AI bot understands why a copper-nickel mine doesn’t belong near the Boundary Waters

You’re telling me the guy who said “LET DATA REIGN” just poured cold water on the only bipartisan AI safety talks that seem promising?

New Richland endured nine inches of rain from just one storm, flooding the town and forcing residents to evacuate. The anxiety from residents is palpable. It’s going to take an all-hands-on-deck effort to recover, clean up the damage and get the community back on its feet.

Visiting with farmers in Lamberton today and their message was clear. Producers need stability and consistency so they can plan for the next season, not more chaotic trade wars and price hikes due to the war in Iran.

Trusting the same DOJ that covered up the Epstein Files to protect us from frontier AI… What could possibly go wrong?

Lots of ways to finally help young people afford their first home. 7% mortgage rates (and climbing) thanks to another endless war in the Middle East is not one of them.

It’s not just a question of how long farmers can hunker down and endure high diesel prices. It’s a question of how many farms will go under because it’s just too much.

The United States has no business sending Netanyahu billions of dollars’ worth of bombs after his record of indiscriminate violence against Palestinian civilians, including children.

Not to mention Netanyahu routinely blocks the United States from seeking justice for our own citizens killed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. We’ll work to block this weapons sale, but the Administration will like use emergency authority to bypass accountability in Congress.

These big AI companies should be held civilly and/or criminally liable and prosecuted when their models hurt people. They don’t get a free pass just because they’ve now decided to admit to the dangers of what they’ve created.

We just spent a month outside of the DC bubble and instead of coming back to address any of the concerns we heard back home (gas prices, Iran, data centers)

the FIRST thing Republicans made us work on is a crypto bill that benefits the industry that spent tens of millions of dollars bankrolling them in the last election.

Unsurprising that Republicans are giving corporations (most of whom donated to their campaigns) the greenlight to pollute our air.