Maria Cantwell: “I have a question for the Senator from California. The irony of this situation--first of all, I appreciate the Senator…”

“I have a question for the Senator from California. The irony of this situation--first of all, I appreciate the Senator from California, because she is such a stalwart in so many different ways on so many different issues. What people may not know about the colleague we love dearly is that she is greatly theatrical. She has a beautiful voice. She writes music. She obviously lives in L.A. and probably hobnobs with all sorts of people in the entertainment industry. She sang beautifully the other night at our goodbye dinner for the retiring Members. This reminds me of that movie ``Chinatown.'' There was a famous movie that Jack Nicholson was in that was all about the corruption behind water----”