Maria Cantwell actually said...

"we think it's a very valuable tool, and anybody who is going to be helping us with manufacturing and trade, that we have an Export-Import Bank that works, and right now we don't, and we're losing jobs..."

"the cost of all of this debris does affect our fishing community, our coastal community."

"Do you understand the moral obligation here and the size and scope of the largest nuclear waste cleanup site in the entire world and the billions of dollars we spend annually on trying to achieve this..."

"We definitely want to make sure that we get a fair deal for the taxpayer and that royalties obviously are reviewed and updated."