Disenfranchisement today is more bureaucratic, it's more technical, but the results for ordinary citizens can be the same.
Maria Cantwell
The Public Record
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.
Americans have been beaten, they've been bloodied, and some have given their lives just to secure this right to vote.
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.
We have put something on the table that's going to bring more certainty and predictability to the system.
Where are the Seattle and Wenatchee lab capabilities going to be headquartered?
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.
We have to have good national security grid watch, and we have to stop terrorist attacks.
Now is not the time to shutter federal labs that support smoke forecasts and wildfire prevention.
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.
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.
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.
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."
[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.
I hope the House will quickly advance this critical step toward a cancer-free future.
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…
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…
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?’
I definitely hear a lot of volume about, like, well, what about those coaches?
Lung cancer diagnoses among women have surged by nearly 85% in the past 40 years, while rates among men have declined by 36%.
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.
Congratulations to Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Bob Hines on being selected for NASA's Artemis III mission!
This highly complex mission will prove out key technologies for docking the Orion spacecraft with our lunar landers in Earth orbit.





