Maria Cantwell actually said...

"Our answer is always no or the Administration is coming and try to take the money to offset the budget deficit and the Pacific Northwest answer is no."

"the Northwest, the Pacific Northwest, is not going to tolerate any attack on BPA's regional authority."

"So we're constantly falling behind, and thereby the immigration issue becomes an active debate."

"Thank you for this important hearing and to bringing up these points about sequestration, because as a state that heavily depends on research..."