Maria Cantwell actually said...

"If the newspaper industry acted in concert, there might be an opportunity then for all of us to have, sort of, our own intra-industry level playing field."

"Statement of Senator Cantwell."

"It's a mixed history. Some owners at some times used the high profit margins they enjoyed to reinvest in deep, independent journalism..."

"We need to be able to have that discussion, with a limited exemption, and then be able to take action, and do it as quickly as possible."