Political Quotes

On the recordMay 19, 2014
I think it's important that somehow the long arm of a FERC Commissioner could come down and make that decision.
Said by
Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Discusses misconceptions about FERC's authority over state energy decisions.

Share

More from Maria Cantwell

Aug 4, 2026

I ask our fellow Washingtonians to help this region, to be as patient as you can, to listen to what the first responders are saying because we're not out of danger yet.

cantwell.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

We have to show people that the connection between the information that we can get, and then the actual action plan that we can put into place, that's where that's where the gaps are.

cantwell.senate.gov
Aug 7, 2026

The IRS’s address sharing policy therefore violates the statute, improperly displaces Congress’s legislative judgments, undermines the confidentiality of taxpayer information and taxpayer reliance, and threatens the national fisc.

cantwell.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

“Today, Senate Republicans voted to keep a Trump Administration policy that will make childcare more expensive and less accessible for many of those families.

cantwell.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation