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Maria Cantwell

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Maria Ellen Cantwell is a United States Senator from Washington, serving since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been actively involved in various legislative efforts, particularly focusing on technology, environmental issues, and healthcare. Throughout her tenure, Cantwell has worked on policies aimed at promoting clean energy and protecting the environment, as well as advocating for affordable healthcare access for all Americans.

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Apr 5, 2025

The president's math is wrong.

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Apr 5, 2025

I think the president's math is wrong. I think he doesn't know the calculus is going to be so devastating to American consumers.

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Apr 4, 2025

I come to the floor with my colleagues today to echo concerns about the budget process that is pursuing here related to a proposal that we will be voting on that I am not sure I understand the math. I certainly, when it comes to Medicaid…

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Apr 3, 2025

I rise today to speak about the important role that Congress plays in ensuring our economy remains strong, and very important for the American people, to lower costs. That is why today I am inducing legislation by myself and Senator…

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Apr 2, 2025

the same check and balance that prevents the president from unilaterally declaring war should exist as it relates to protecting our commerce activities.

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Mar 31, 2025

So my constituent, who they basically said was dead, was not dead. He wanted his Social Security. So not only did they not give him his check in January, they tried to claw back checks from the previous months out of his bank account. Even…

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Mar 31, 2025

I so appreciate the Senator from New Jersey trying to articulate the urgency of this moment. I know you have discussed many things over the last I don't know how many hours it is, but it has been many, many hours. You know we just had a…

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Mar 31, 2025

I thank the Senator from New Jersey. The issue that I think is not being illuminated enough is the sheer numbers here. In my State of Washington, 1.4 million people are on Social Security and 1.8 million people are on Medicaid. So you are…

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Mar 27, 2025

before I go to my remarks, I wanted to thank the Senator from Mississippi for that fabulous statement. I really do appreciate his leadership. I am pretty sure your father served in World War II, as did my father. I think that we continue…

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Mar 11, 2025

I come to the floor this morning to speak in opposition to the nomination of Steven Bradbury. He is nominated to be the Deputy Secretary of Transportation. When it comes to transportation safety, we don't measure success in dollars saved…

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Mar 7, 2025

We need answers now about how the Administration will enforce these laws to ensure aviation safety takes precedence over private gain.

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Mar 4, 2025

I rise to speak today on important public policy issues related to my State's economy and appreciate the opportunity to follow our senior Senator, Senator Murray, who is articulating the impact of some of these so important public policy…

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Mar 4, 2025

This would be a significant expansion of the chair's role, as subpoenas have previously been issued with bipartisan cooperation.

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Feb 26, 2025

The firings jeopardize our ability to forecast and respond to extreme weather events.

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Feb 20, 2025

starting last week, the Trump administration began firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. Today, we had a hearing in the Commerce Committee to talk about what kind of a key Deputy Secretary we need at the DOT, and we…

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Feb 18, 2025

I come to the floor today to talk about the nomination of the President's nominee to run the Department of Commerce, an Agency that is charged with a broad mission and a lot of complex issues that affect many sectors of our economy. The…

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Feb 17, 2025

The FAA is already short 800 technicians and these firings inject unnecessary risk into the airspace—in the aftermath of four deadly crashes in the last month.

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Feb 12, 2025

I rise to share my deep concerns about entrusting our Nation's ability to respond to another pandemic, our world leading medical innovation infrastructure, the ability of women in my State to choose a medical abortion, and continued…

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Feb 6, 2025

Why has the FAA allowed military flights with the ADS-B system turned off?

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Feb 5, 2025

It’s a clear conflict of interest, and Secretary Duffy should make sure that Mr. Musk is not part of the FAA air transportation system.

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Feb 5, 2025

I join my colleagues--I thank the Senator from Nevada for her great comments in articulating why we want to have a budget process here that recognizes the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives, and to say that a budget process that…

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Feb 5, 2025

What we don’t welcome is a man who’s regulated by this sector and who has had fines for violation of safety... the last thing I want is that guy trying to control the airspace.

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Feb 5, 2025

On behalf of farmers who deserve to be paid, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the…

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Feb 4, 2025

I come to the floor to talk about export strategies, collaboration, and American principles. Madam President, no one likes to be left behind. I know somewhere people think there is this, ``I win, you lose,'' mentality. But what happened to…

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Jan 22, 2025

I rise today to speak about TikTok, which I think all people here know that we have been having a lot of attention about--a lot of debate, a lot of discussion, and a lot of action by the Supreme Court. But now I think people are getting a…

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