Passing the most significant climate legislation in U.S. History
Senator Smith played a key role in securing major climate and energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, including tax credits for clean energy technologies,
Improving Access to Mental Health Services
Senator Smith had two bipartisan mental health care bills signed into law as part of the 2022 government funding bill. The Improving Access to Behavioral
Lowering Prescription Drug Costs
Since her first day in office, Senator Smith promised Minnesotans she would work to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Her provisions included in the
Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence
An alarming number of Native people are survivors of sexual violence committed by non-Native people on Tribal land. Sen. Smith’s bill was included in the
Returning Wrongly Seized Land to the Leech Lake Reservation
Sen. Smith authored a law, signed by President Trump in December 2020, to restore wrongly seized land to the Leech Lake Reservation in Northern Minnesota.
Reducing Maternal Deaths in Rural Areas
The United States is the only industrialized country in the world with an increasing maternal mortality rate. This issue disproportionately impacts communities of color and
Making Juneteenth a National Holiday
As part of her push for racial justice, Sen. Smith worked with a bipartisan group of Senators, including Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ),
Lowering the price of insulin
In 2019, when the skyrocketing price of insulin was having harmful, sometimes fatal, impacts on the ability of some Minnesotans with diabetes to afford their