Maria Cantwell actually said...

"Rather than having the Federal Government step up as a reliable partner, President Trump's plan continues the problem by once again passing the buck."

"The crisis turned into a $200 million Federal problem and became a prime example of the need to invest upfront in the ability of cities and states to provide essential services to their residents."

"we are going to be continuing to ask about the Administration's Arctic priorities to ensure that this does continue to be viewed as an area of focus, not only from the budget perspective, but in terms..."

"Why cut at a time when water is becoming such a major focus for us on the kinds of resiliency programs that are helping our Western states deal with the impact?"