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In an interview with MPR News host Tom Crann Monday, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) said confirming 

 to the U.S. Supreme Court “threatens to turn upside-down the lives of Minnesotans by ending the Affordable Care Act.” 

“People need to understand that right now before the Supreme Court, to be taken up a week after the election, is an effort by the Trump administration and Republican attorneys general to completely overturn the Affordable Care Act,” she said. “And Judge Barrett is on record as opposing the ACA.”

Smith is running against Republican Jason Lewis, who 

 a Supreme Court confirmation before the election and 

“judges like Amy Coney Barrett who believe in protecting life, liberty and property.”

 on All Things Considered Tuesday, and both candidates will 

Hear Smith’s full interview by clicking on the audio player above.

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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith joined MPR’s All Things Considered on Monday. Her Republican challenger, Jason Lewis, joined the program Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith joined MPR’s All Things Considered on Monday. Her Republican challenger, Jason Lewis, is scheduled to join the program Tuesday.

Sen. Tina Smith: SCOTUS confirmation 'threatens to turn upside-down the lives of Minnesotans'

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