Sen. Tina Smith holds Senate floor for hours ahead of expected vote on Boundary Waters mining
Senator Tina Smith spoke for five hours on the Senate floor in a failed attempt to block mining near the Boundary Waters.
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Senator Tina Smith spoke for five hours on the Senate floor in a failed attempt to block mining near the Boundary Waters.
Sen. Tina Smith led a five-hour floor effort to block a resolution ending a mining ban near Minnesota's Boundary Waters, but the measure passed 50-49.
Opponent of mining resolution
Left-leaning outlets like Mother Jones frame Senator Smith’s five-hour floor speech as a defense of the environment against Republican exploitation of obscure laws. In contrast, center-leaning sources such as CNBC and GV Wire highlight Smith’s geopolitical arguments, focusing on her warnings that the project benefits foreign conglomerates at the expense of America First interests.
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