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Tina Smith: “I intend to stand up to this administration when it attacks…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Tina Smith's First Senate Floor Speech and Upcoming Minnesota Special Election

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

I believe that as a woman and as a progressive and as a Minnesotan, I have a lot to contribute to this body and I am so ready to do that work. I intend to stand up to this administration when it attacks the values that I believe in. But I am also ready to listen and to learn and so ready to work with anyone who wants to expand freedom and opportunity for women and men across this country. (00:26–00:32)

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