host: talk about tina smith's tenure in the senate, any major yet?ent accomplishments guest: it has been sure, but she has been very active. she picked up on net neutrality. she has gone after issues revolving around health care, criminal justice. there have been a whole host of issues that really line up well with the democratic agenda. and some of the same things she worked on as lieutenant governor. she has a long, long history in the state as a player, both behind-the-scenes -- she was staff before she was lieutenant governor -- she has always been deep into policies. i think that part of it was an easy transition for her. host: patricia, it sounds like from what you say that she could be pretty secure in this special election. guest: you know, i would not say that. run onid, she has never her own before, so there is that hurdle. and of course she has her own tough road. she is known to a certain extent, she is very well known in democratic circles, but we are not sure how well known she is throughout the state, just the regular rank-and-file vot

we would love to have tina smith on the show, richard painter, thank you very much for your time. >> h. it is saturday, not sunday. so -- and senator, senator smith. more "a.m. joy" after the break. it's saturday, not sunday. kyle, we talked about this. there's no monsters. but you said they'd be watching us all the time. no, no. no, honey, we meant that progressive would be protecting us 24/7. we just bundled home and auto and saved money. that's nothing to be afraid of. -but -- -good night, kyle. [ switch clicks, door closes ] ♪ i told you i was just checking the wiring in here, kyle. he's never like this. i think something's going on at school. -[ sighs ] -he's not engaging. i and it's also a story gmail aabout people and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you olay regenerist shatters the competition. hydrating skin better than prestige creams costing over $100, $200, and even $400. for skin that looks younger than it should. fact check t

his replacement was tina smith, the lieutenant governor. in minnesota the governor, lieutenant governor run as a ticket, so she has never been on the ballot by herself and run in her own right. so she's running for the full -- not the full term but to serve the balance of the term. so she's on the ballot here in 2016. she will likely be opposed by a two term republican senate senator by the name of karen housley who i think is also very capable. her husband phil housley is kind of a household name in minnesota hockey because he is in the hockey hall of fame and he is currently the coach of the nhl buffalo sabres. somehow he held his job even though they came in last place. fortunately for karen housley, she's running in minnesota and not in northern new york, but i think that's going to turn into a surprisingly good and competitive race because minnesota is one of the states that's actually moving to the right, you know. minnesota is the most reliable democratic state in the presidential election. the last time it voted for a republican was

tina smith, lieutenant governor. lieutenant governor ran as taket. she's never been on the ballot by herself running. she's running for the full -- not the full term but to serve the balance of the term. so she's on the ballot here in 2016. she's being -- she will likely be opposed by a two-term republican state senator by the name of karen housley who is capable. her husband bill housley is a household name in minnesota hockey who is in the hockey hall of fame and is the current coach of the buffalo sabres. somehow he's held his job even though they came in last place. fortunately for karen housley she's running for minnesota and not in northern new york. but i think that's going to -- i think that's going to turn into a surprisingly good and competitive race. because minnesota is one of the states that's actually moving to the right. you know, the minnesota is the most relyable democratic state in the presidential election. the last time they voted for republican was richard nixon in 1972. who's done the best? donald trump. only lost by a point and

today along with my colleagues senators mike rounds and tina smith, i'm introducing the rural health liaison act. i want to acknowledge and thank congresswoman sherry bustos for her leadership in the house and her offer to partner in this important effort. the world liaison act will streamline federal investment in rural health care and improve coordination between federal agencies and other health care stakeholders by creating a rural health liaison within the united states department of agriculture i believe that the usda is the appropriate spot for such a position because the department plays a major role in rural development efforts. for instance, usda has the capability to finance the construction of hospitals, to implement telemedicine programs, and carry out health education initiatives. we want to make sure that these efforts are fully coordinated and leveraged with the u.s. department of health and human services and other federal agencies as well as other important health care stakeholders. among other things, the rural health liaison would consult with h.h.s. on rural heal

his replacement was tina smith, the lieutenant governor. in minnesota the governor, lieutenant governor run as a ticket, so she has never been on the ballot by herself and run in her own right. so she's running for the full -- not the full term but to serve the balance of the term. so she's on the ballot here in 2016. she will likely be opposed by a two term republican senate senator by the name of karen housley who i think is also very capable. her husband phil housley is kind of a household name in minnesota hockey because he is in the hockey hall of fame and he is currently the coach of the nhl buffalo sabres. somehow he held his job even though they came in last place. fortunately for karen housley, she's running in minnesota and not in northern new york, but i think that's going to turn into a surprisingly good and competitive race because minnesota is one of the states that's actually moving to the right, you know. minnesota is the most reliable democratic state in the presidential election. the last time it voted for a republican was

smith. winnie see, tina leigh, valerie chan, steve solman, and jackie haslan. as a result of their collected efforts, we have made significant strides on improve our data, and we have met 57 of 57 measures. [applause]. >> earning 100% of the 34 million available for fiscal year 16-17. greg, what do you think of that? where is's greg, so thank you so much for all of your service and your fantastic work. [applause]. [ inaudible ] [applause] >> before i recognize the next two honorees, let me apologize any advance for any harm that i do to your last name. the only one i'm sure about is my own, so having said that, here i go. the next nominee for dph 2017 award is douglas obana, a senior environmental health inspector. he was nominated by stephanie cushing, the director of environmental health. [applause]. >> douglas obana has been with dph since 2010. he has worked in many programs within the environmental health branch, such as refuse lane, food safety permitting and inspections, medical cannabis dispensary, permitting and inspections and nonpotable water check,