Maria Cantwell actually said...

"I'm definitely going to be drafting legislation in this regard, because I think it's clear that things as critical as blowout preventers that don't have third-party validators basically saying that th..."

"The Exxon Valdez oil spill taught us a great deal."

"We must work tirelessly to contain the spill and its damage, because the future of these coastal regions depends on it."

"We need to put a price on carbon. It should be gradual. It should be predictable. It should be reasonable. But we need to do it now."