Maria Cantwell: “Women are bearing these unbelievable tragedies in their life, but they're also bearing all this extra cost because…”

I ask our fellow Washingtonians to help this region, to be as patient as you can, to listen to what the first responders are saying because we're not out of danger yet.

We must re-emphasize that current use of the SAVE program for list maintenance is illegal, and efforts to coerce states to conduct mass voter purges during the 'quiet period' are also illegal under the NVRA...

There are some up here with us who have been evacuated. There are some that have lost their homes. So we are with you in this situation, and we're going to do everything we can to get the federal resources to help you.

Congress should pass the Roadless Area Conservation Act to permanently preserve the benefits these public lands provide our nation and future generations.