Maria Cantwell actually said...

However, I don't think anyone here today would dispute that the current system is broken and that we must act.

Nobody has mentioned the 100-million-loan buyout program, and I know that it is in the rulemaking process.

Our country's firefighters are clearly one of the most crucial lines of first response in the protection of our communities.

I think I voted by proxy on that, but would like to be on record in support of that legislation.