Maria Cantwell actually said...

"I think the politics here is that there's people on both sides of the aisle on this committee who think that the shenanigans that has preceded this is just not going to be tolerated when it comes to c..."

"I consider her to be a really strong nominee. I hope my colleagues will vote her out of the Committee as soon as possible."

"The CFO of a technology agency needs to be very well versed in both budgetary and financial matters."

"It is important to get these nominees into positions that can help us work on these important policy issues."