Maria Cantwell actually said...

"Thank you for your leadership on this issue as you've just articulated it's long overdue."

"isn't it really--my colleagues need to ask questions and I will call on Senator Barrasso next--isn't it really the case that we are chasing our tails here?"

"Another area is white spaces, opening up broadcast white spaces to fixed wireless and personal portable devices."

"I certainly opposed media consolidation, particularly with cross ownership, and I do not think it is really the way that we are going to save newspapers."