Maria Cantwell

I so appreciate our veterans being so supportive of making sure we have a place to fish and hunt and recreate.

I think it is a bad idea for our state and your state and, certainly, I hope no one around here takes the bait on block granting Medicaid just to open up ANWR.

So the notion that wildlife can exist in this unique environment in the same way with this development is just wrong.

I almost want to call this 'Caribou for Millionaires' because it is the most ridiculous idea I have ever heard as it relates to meeting the tax reform agenda.

It is too bad that we are not using our resources this morning to force our House colleagues to reconsider the very important bill that included over 100 different priorities to move our country forward on everything from cybersecurity to…

Out of all the housing programs, the Low-Income Tax Credits program is the best for low-income individuals. There is no comparison from Section 8 to HUD to LIHTC. It encourages private-public sector support and community.

It is important for our colleagues not to get stymied over the next several months as we discuss proposals for tax reform and infrastructure and not to take action on this issue because we don't know how we will afford it. What we can't…

S.1116, the ICE Act, recognizes the fundamental problem for tribes in the tax arena.

PBPN, however, could do far more if Congress eliminates barriers to tribal economic development.

The bills you have introduced demonstrate a true commitment to prevent Indian Country from being left behind in the current tax reform effort.

We count on you to ensure that tribal governments and our communities are the partners and the beneficiaries of this tax reform effort.

Tax reform should provide broad benefits across society not focus on giving massive tax breaks to the top 1 percent.

Taxation of business in Indian Country is complex and, at times, unpredictable.

This unequal treatment between the tribes and the States does more than just stifle economic growth in Indian Country.

I hope we can work together on real, bipartisan tax reform for our Nation that includes Indian Country.

These critical programs should not be sacrificed for tax cuts to the wealthy.

I feel that one of the key aspects here is the need to continue to do R&D and innovate and test and apply.

I think when we think about this, the synchro-phasor technology that the lab has worked on and was part of your testimony actually saved California customers an estimated $360 million plus due to improved utilization of existing systems…

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to thank all the witnesses again. This is excellent testimony across many fronts and, actually, the diversity of ideas yet cohesiveness of the ideas is so important.

I am also requesting this morning... that we have a hearing on this in the future.

I am dismayed that instead of focusing on cybersecurity as one of the key issues of resiliency, he is instead trying to get a command economy approach with FERC.

I hope that he understands the pressing need here and will restore the DOE's crippling cybersecurity budget that was proposed by the Administration.

Certainly there is no way to establish a large mine in the Bristol Bay watershed with the risk of all of those things happening.

We should be exporting our ideas on fisheries management instead of letting people into our fisheries to steal our fish.

I actually think we should be going in the opposite direction.