Maria Cantwell

To our friends in the White House and DOE who are continually arguing that only a coal-based system is secure, I would offer two facts: one, without blackstart capability, onsite fuel will not matter when a system is down; and two, clean…

The warning lights are blinking red.

This is such an important topic because we take for granted that the lights always come on when we flip the switch, but our electric system is increasingly being tested and stressed and there are daily cyber threats to our electricity…

I appreciate the attention the Committee has given to recent hearings, including today's topic of moving forward on reliability.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for scheduling this important hearing and talking about these important issues of preparation and ability to restore our electric grid in the case of a catastrophic system disruption or widespread blackout.

This Committee is here to protect these consumer rights.

I feel like the panel is presenting two different opportunities here. Either the GDPR model or we get the FTC, as you just all advocated, to have fines and regulatory authority in a broader fashion.

It's essential that we have broadband and I think CenturyLink stepped up to that, working with the community.

Definitely, definitely, definitely want to continue to work with the Chairman on making sure we have continued access to great sites for our national parks.

I think the question here is just we're talking about trying to deliver broadband services to smaller populations where carriers just aren't running to because the market is not there.

I come to the floor to talk about the FAA reauthorization bill. Before I do that, I would like to take a moment to recognize a graduate of Rogers High School in Puyallup, WA. SSG Ronald J. Shurer II, who received the Medal of Honor…

I would urge the FCC to continue its efforts to work more closely with tribes.

These tariffs are not making us very competitive, I can tell you that.

If we want to keep these jobs in the United States of America, then we should invest in the supply chain.

Having a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the United States is key to keeping that supply chain.

If they could invest overseas and make a lot of money doing it, that helps their shareholders. That does not help American workers.

I think the United States of America figuring out how it keeps U.S. manufacturing jobs and jobs related to manufacturing is a very key point to our economy.

I just wanted to follow my colleague from Washington with comments about having a hearing in the Judiciary Committee as we proceed to next Monday. I think it is very important that all of our colleagues have all of the information. I also…

The presence in the Arctic is critical and where we stand right now is very fragile.

I think this protein problem is real and one of the easiest layups would be to get the U.S. more involved in helping with better fisheries management around the globe.

Fisheries enforcement is not being met and obviously we want to make sure that is considered.

I actually think it is meaningful for a lot of political reasons, as well as for stability within regions.

While it is good to discuss ways to help our allies, I hope we do not lose focus on protecting U.S. consumers.

The Government needs to harness the information age

It's so important that we keep moving ahead on technology and my state obviously, Washington, is so excited writ large.