Maria Cantwell actually said...

"A little bit of prevention up front to help with this, I think, would go a long way."

"I hope that we can use this hearing to better understand the magnitude of the impact of these droughts across many of our Western states."

"I think this is the new normal that we are going to have for at least several years."

"I generally think this hearing is about the new normal that we are seeing in drought conditions; we need new solutions."