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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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Jun 24, 2026

Disenfranchisement today is more bureaucratic, it's more technical, but the results for ordinary citizens can be the same.

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Jun 24, 2026

Americans have been beaten, they've been bloodied, and some have given their lives just to secure this right to vote.

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Jun 24, 2026

With the administration's plan, if you are among 1/3 of Americans that vote by mail, you can never know whether your vote was counted.

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Jun 22, 2026

We have put something on the table that's going to bring more certainty and predictability to the system.

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Jun 19, 2026

Where are the Seattle and Wenatchee lab capabilities going to be headquartered?

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Jun 19, 2026

As atmospheric rivers become more frequent and severe across the Pacific Northwest, our communities increasingly depend on accurate forecasts to prepare for flooding and other extreme weather.

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Jun 19, 2026

We have to have good national security grid watch, and we have to stop terrorist attacks.

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Jun 18, 2026

Now is not the time to shutter federal labs that support smoke forecasts and wildfire prevention.

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Jun 18, 2026

We are talking about a constitutional right given to the citizens of this country, and whether we are going to fight to uphold that and protect that.

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Jun 18, 2026

Closing the Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences and the Forest Sciences labs will halt or impede vital research at a pivotal juncture in wildland fire management and would put Washingtonians at risk.

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Jun 17, 2026

We write today in strong support of the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 and its provisions that preserve opportunities for collegiate Olympic and Paralympic sports.

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Jun 13, 2026

And it brings in real revenue," said Sen. Cantwell. "Experts believe that this could bring in an additional $4 to 8 billion in media rights revenue, money that we would like to dedicate to women and Olympic sports."

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Jun 12, 2026

[The Roadless Rule] says aren't there some elevations of public lands that are so high and so expensive to take care of that we should not basically try to use the public dollars to [build road infrastructure]," said Sen. Cantwell.

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Jun 12, 2026

I hope the House will quickly advance this critical step toward a cancer-free future.

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Jun 12, 2026

The Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act would ensure a comprehensive review of lung cancer in women, helping drive targeted research to improve prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment for those affected by…

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Jun 12, 2026

We're more challenged on our public lands, and we have to be smarter with the taxpayer dollars, but to now, today, say we're going to get rid of the Roadless Rule, which is basically like saying, okay, we're just going to go build a road…

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Jun 12, 2026

I do think with women and Olympic sports, people are like … ‘How can we really guarantee that they’re not going to get left behind?’

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Jun 12, 2026

I definitely hear a lot of volume about, like, well, what about those coaches?

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Jun 12, 2026

Lung cancer diagnoses among women have surged by nearly 85% in the past 40 years, while rates among men have declined by 36%.

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Jun 11, 2026

College athletics is at a breaking point.

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Jun 11, 2026

An inflation rate of 4.2% is too high for American households to endure. Rising energy prices because of the war with Iran is the biggest reason the cost of living is going up and this Administration has no plan to deal with it.

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Jun 11, 2026

we’re an example of people who don’t agree but can agree.

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Jun 11, 2026

Congratulations to Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Bob Hines on being selected for NASA's Artemis III mission!

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Jun 10, 2026

This highly complex mission will prove out key technologies for docking the Orion spacecraft with our lunar landers in Earth orbit.

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