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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 17, 2018

[i]ndividuals' privacy rights, public safety interests, and commercial freedoms of speech and trade must be balanced in a way that protects the privacy of individuals and permits legitimate telemarketing practices.

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Apr 16, 2018

So what can we do to make sure that the Coast Guard leads on this, given the number of mid-career women officers that you're losing?

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Apr 16, 2018

We also should be able to know if we make this road improvement in Denali, chances are visits to Denali are going to go up.

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Apr 16, 2018

The notion that we can do better accounting here, I think, is really important.

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Apr 16, 2018

I think that should make our task easier when it comes to these numbers, but I think we have some work to do.

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Apr 16, 2018

We need to invest in the national parks. It is not only good for the outdoor economy and our citizens, but it is part of what helps our U.S. economy.

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Apr 16, 2018

I am glad that the public responded to that and basically said that we were against it because, I think, in reality it just shows you how much the citizens of our country value parks and how much they are paying attention to this.

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Apr 16, 2018

I think between yourself and our colleague from Montana and the parks in Washington, that is a lot of dough to our economy.

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Apr 11, 2018

I think what we should do is go back and review the recommendations from the GAO report and think about better ways to improve coordination and timing.

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Apr 11, 2018

Well, in that instance, we had $22 million and took 10 months to clean up the spill.

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Apr 11, 2018

I feel like we have a process, but yet at the same time, you have the authority to remove substantial oil spill risks from the vessels before it happens.

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Apr 11, 2018

I think the issue here is you have to talk a lot sooner about your proposal.

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Apr 11, 2018

I'm interested in you complying by talking directly to the Tribes.

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Apr 11, 2018

It is very, very important that we keep moving forward on important technology information here.

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Apr 11, 2018

No one should die because someone didn't read an e-mail.

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Apr 10, 2018

I want new congestion strategies that don't include pricing agriculture off of rails.

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Apr 10, 2018

We need the technology, science, and resources to fix the problem.

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Apr 10, 2018

I will admit, our water is at risk. Our invasive species we need to get a handle on and control.

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Apr 10, 2018

The Great Lakes matter, too. They matter politically, economically, they matter morally to this country.

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Apr 9, 2018

The Bolton PAC was obsessed with how America was becoming limp-wristed and spineless and it wanted research and messaging for national security issues.

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Apr 9, 2018

So when I look at Palantir and what they are doing and I look at WhatsApp, which is another acquisition, and I look at where you are from the 2011 Consent Decree and where you are today, I am thinking is this guy outfoxing the foxes, or is…

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Apr 9, 2018

Do you think that during the 2016 campaign, as Cambridge Analytica was providing support to the Trump campaign under Project Alamo, were there any Facebook people involved in that sharing of technique and information?

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Mar 21, 2018

I would hope, rather than simply focusing on aluminum and steel, that you would look in a much more organized way at the national security concerns.

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Mar 21, 2018

I have huge concerns about the number of American companies... that give up their intellectual property.

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Mar 21, 2018

We have allowed China to steal our intellectual property with virtually no pushback.

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