Maria Cantwell actually said...

"The failure to fully pay for contract support costs is creating a fiscal and human crisis in Indian Country."

"We are not really doing a good job in fulfilling the obligations that we have to Indian Country."

"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."