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01/16/2009	Cantwell, Hatch Push for Incentives for Plug-In Vehicles and Smart Grid Technologies in Stimulus
01/15/2009	Senate Passes Cantwell Wildland Firefighter Safety Bill
01/13/2009	Cantwell Calls on Energy Nominee Chu to Move Quickly to Address Nation's Energy Challenges
12/22/2008	Cantwell, Murray and NW Senators Call for Increased Investments in Long Neglected Energy Infrastructure in Economic Stimulus Proposal
12/15/2008	Cantwell Announces Landmark Partnership Between Washington State and Chinese Ports
12/10/2008	Cantwell: America Must Invest in Long Neglected Energy Infrastructure
12/08/2008	Cantwell Seeks Congressional Executive Commission to Coordinate Energy and Environmental Policies Related to India and China
12/03/2008	Cantwell Announces First of Its Kind Grant, Releases Report Highlighting Opportunities to Cooperate with China on Clean Energy
10/27/2008	Cantwell: Clean Energy Industries Can Be Key to Future Growth in Uncertain Economic Times
10/17/2008	Cantwell Congratulates Gonzaga University for Educating Energy Workforce of the Future
10/17/2008	U.S. Fuel Cell Council Applauds Cantwell's Work Promoting Clean Energy Technologies and Green Collar Jobs
10/16/2008	Cantwell Receives National Solar Energy Champion Award
10/07/2008	Cantwell: Historic Tax Package Will Create Green Collar Jobs, Stimulate Local Economy, and Accelerate Clean Energy Transition
09/29/2008	Cantwell Statement on Extension of Expiring Tax Incentives
09/25/2008	Cantwell, Lieberman Urge Leadership to Jumpstart Fundamental Financial Reform; Investigate Root Causes Behind Financial Crisis; and Hold Reckless Parties Accountable
09/23/2008	Senate Moves to Support Washington Innovation and Businesses
09/23/2008	Senate Moves to Bring Tax Relief for American, Washington Families and Businesses
09/23/2008	Cantwell Secures 2-Year Extension of the State Sales Tax Deduction
09/23/2008	Bipartisan Breakthrough Accelerates Transition to Clean Energy Future
09/23/2008	Cantwell Makes Federal Government Meet Century Old Obligation to Rural Counties
09/16/2008	Cantwell Drills Down on Volatile Oil Markets at Senate Oversight Hearing
09/15/2008	Cantwell: Gas Price Hikes Could Have Been Prevented If CFTC Had Regulated Dark Markets
09/11/2008	Cantwell: CFTC Report Fatally Flawed
09/10/2008	Senators Dorgan and Cantwell Renew Charge to Stop Excessive Oil Speculation
08/13/2008	Cantwell Welcomes Progress on FTC Rulemaking to Police Oil and Gasoline Markets
08/07/2008	Senators Cantwell, Wyden Call for Federal Agencies to Use New Market Collection Tools to Protect Consumers
08/06/2008	New Statistical Analysis Shows that Dramatic Oil Price Increases Due to Strategies of Major Traders Rather than Market Fundamentals
08/05/2008	Cantwell Calls on Justice Department to End Use of Bankruptcy Loopholes by Corporate Polluters
07/29/2008	On Senate Floor, Cantwell Delivers Statement on Mississippi River Oil Spill
07/24/2008	Cantwell: "Wall Street Got Drunk, Now Middle Class Americans Suffer the Hangover"
07/16/2008	Cantwell Calls for Swift Congressional and Presidential Action to Rein in Out of Control Oil Prices
07/14/2008	Cantwell: Offshore Drilling is Not the Answer to Our Over-Reliance on Fossil Fuels
07/11/2008	Cantwell Joins Lieberman, Collins to Introduce Legislation to Help Curb High Energy and Food Prices
07/01/2008	Cantwell, Inslee Host Roundtable on Gas Prices as July Fourth Holiday Approaches
06/27/2008	Republicans Block Measure to Immediately Address Out of Control Oil Markets
06/26/2008	Senators, Representatives Act to Bring Sanity Back to Oil Markets
06/26/2008	Cantwell Statement on Supreme Court Decision Involving Snohomish County Public Utility District
06/23/2008	Cantwell Continues to Push for Congress to Bring Down Prices at the Pump
06/20/2008	Funding for Cantwell-Requested Pacific Salmon Restoration Included in Senate Spending Bill
06/19/2008	Appropriations Committee Passes Cantwell-Requested Funding for Coastal Radar System
06/17/2008	Energy Committee Holds Hearing on Cantwell's Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail Legislation
06/12/2008	Senators Cantwell and Snowe Demand Intercontinental Exchange Reveal Names Behind Record Oil Prices
06/10/2008	Republican Leadership Continues to Block Tax Relief for American Families and Businesses
06/06/2008	Federal Regulator Fails to Respond to Request by a Quarter of the U.S. Senate Desire to Have Transparency in U.S. Oil Markets
06/06/2008	Cantwell Votes to Continue Debate on Landmark Global Warming Bill
06/03/2008	Experts Tell Senate Committee How to Burst Energy Price Bubble
05/30/2008	Cantwell Holds Forum on Energy and Climate Change Addressing the Needs of Tomorrow
05/29/2008	Cantwell Convenes Clean Energy Roundtable to Discuss How to Accelerate Industry's Growth
05/29/2008	Cantwell: CFTC Taking a Step in the Right Direction, But More Needs To Be Done
05/27/2008	Climate Change Could Have Devastating Impact on Oceans and Puget Sound
05/22/2008	Senators Cantwell and Snowe Push for More Oversight in Energy Markets
05/20/2008	Senators Join Cantwell in Calling for Justice Department Oil and Gas Market Fraud Task Force
05/08/2008	Cantwell: Another Anniversary, Another Year of Outdated Mining Laws
05/08/2008	President Bush Signs Public Lands Package into Law
05/07/2008	Cantwell Spearheads Committee Passage of Bill Helping to Replace Outdated Snoqualmie Pass Fire Station
05/07/2008	Cantwell: We Must Protect American Consumers from Out of Control Energy Prices
04/30/2008	Cantwell Applauds BLM Decision to Reject Mining Near Mount St. Helens
04/30/2008	Cantwell, Dicks Introduce Legislation to Promote and Protect the Pacific Northwest Trail
04/21/2008	Senator Cantwell, Congressman Inslee Call for Department Of Justice Oil and Gas Market Fraud Task Force
04/16/2008	Cantwell: President's Climate Change Speech Should Go Straight Into the Recycling Bin
04/10/2008	Cantwell Bill Passes Senate: Addresses Nation's Job Shortages, Energy Challenges, and Rising Energy Costs
04/08/2008	Cantwell: American Consumers Must Be Protected from Possible Market Manipulation
04/03/2008	As Energy Prices Soar, Cantwell Works to Improve Energy Efficiency, Create Jobs, and Reduce Energy Costs
03/31/2008	Cantwell Urges Energy Committee to Support and Address Mining Law Reform
03/13/2008	Cantwell: Mining Companies Able to Ignore Clean Water Under 1872 Law
03/06/2008	Cantwell Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Poor Radar Coverage on the Coast and Offshore Waters of Washington
03/06/2008	Cantwell, Murray Applaud Additional Funding for DOE Environmental Management Program and Hanford Cleanup
02/27/2008	Cantwell Announces Washington State to Host First Meetings of the U.S.-China Energy Dialogue
02/27/2008	Cantwell: Time For a Fire Station in Snoqualmie Pass Is Now
02/27/2008	Cantwell: Additional Funding Must Be Provided to DOE Environmental Management Program
02/20/2008	Investing in Green Technologies is Better for Businesses and Consumers
02/07/2008	Cantwell Supports Senate Stimulus Package; Calls on Congress To Do More To Create American Jobs
02/06/2008	Republican Leadership Blocks Efforts to Aid American Consumers
02/04/2008	Cantwell: President's Budget Continues to Shortchange Americans
02/01/2008	Cantwell Calls to Move Aggressively on Clean Energy Investments Given Continued Record Oil Company Profits
01/30/2008	Cantwell Succeeds in Promoting Job Creation and Reduced Energy Costs
01/28/2008	Cantwell Response to State of the Union Address
01/24/2008	On Senate Floor, Cantwell Calls For Energy Tax Incentives in Stimulus Package
01/23/2008	Cantwell: Congress Must Target High Energy Costs Along With the Economic Stimulus Package
12/20/2007	Cantwell Announces Funding for Critical Energy and Water Projects for Washington State
12/20/2007	Cantwell Statement on Senate Confirmation of FERC Nominees
12/19/2007	Cantwell Hails Signing of Green Energy Bill
12/18/2007	Cantwell Holds Hearing on Oil Spill Prevention
12/14/2007	Cantwell Celebrates New Laws Stopping Oil Price Manipulation
12/13/2007	Cantwell Lauds Passage of Landmark Energy Bill that Increases Fuel Economy, Boosts Biofuels Biofuels
12/12/2007	Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Record Crude Oil Prices
12/07/2007	Cantwell Statement on Short-Sighted Blocking of Landmark Energy Bill
11/14/2007	Cantwell: Climate Change Is Happening, Government Can't Stick Its Head in the Sand
11/01/2007	Cantwell, Feinstein and Wyden Work to Prevent Price Manipulation in Energy Markets
10/26/2007	Cantwell Calls for Hearing on Future Structure of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
06/19/2007	Cantwell's Plan to Lead Nation in New Energy Direction Included in Finance Committee Package
06/14/2007	Cantwell, Hatch, Obama Introduce Legislation to Promote Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles
06/14/2007	Cantwell, Kerry Introduce Plan to Help Fuel-Dependent Small Businesses with Rising Energy Costs
05/30/2007	Northwest Senators Urge BPA, Utilities to Come Together, Preserve Affordable Power for Region
05/23/2007	Cantwell Calls Bush Veto Threat of Gas Price Gouging Ban Wrong for America
05/22/2007	On Senate Floor, Cantwell Speaks on U.S.-China Energy Cooperation
05/22/2007	Democratic Governors Join Cantwell in Taking on Gas Prices, Backing Gas Price Gouging Ban
05/14/2007	Cantwell Statement on President's Remarks on Energy
05/11/2007	Cantwell Introduces New Legislation to Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy
05/08/2007	Senate Commerce Committee Approves Cantwell's Gas Price Gouging Ban
05/08/2007	Senate Committee Passes Cantwell Plan Ensuring 80 Percent of Vehicles Sold in U.S. by 2015 Can Use Biofuels
05/02/2007	Cantwell Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Price Gouging at the Gas Pump
05/01/2007	Cantwell Introduces Legislation to Address Security Costs at Northwest Dams
04/25/2007	Cantwell Announces New Plan to Improve Efficiency of Nation's Outdated Power Grid
04/10/2007	Cantwell, Senate Energy Leaders Call for U.S.-China Summit to Improve Energy Cooperation
03/15/2007	Bipartisan Budget Language Inserted to Protect BPA Customers from Rate Hike
02/13/2007	Senators Feinstein, Cantwell, Snowe, Levin Lead Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Legislation to Increase Transparency and Oversight in Energy Markets
02/12/2007	Northwest Senators Fighting Proposal to Change Region's Electric Rates
02/07/2007	Under Questioning from Cantwell, Energy Secretary Admits Bush BPA Plan Is A Little Bit Like Groundhog Day
02/02/2007	Bush Rehashes Plan to Raise Northwest Electricity Rates; Cantwell Calls Proposal Dead on Arrival
02/01/2007	Cantwell, Imperium Renewables Tout Northwest Energy Leadership at Senate Biofuels Conference
01/24/2007	Cantwell Response to State of the Union Address
01/22/2007	Senators Feinstein, Cantwell, Others Call for Raising Average Fuel Economy Standards for All Vehicles to 35 mpg by Model Year 2019
01/05/2007	FTC Commits to Completing Cantwell-Requested Inquiry into Last Year’s Record Eastern Washington Gas Prices
12/21/2006	Hanford Worker, Nominated by Cantwell, To Be Appointed to Top National Occupational Safety and Health Panel
12/08/2006	Senate Approves Pipeline Safety Measures, Legislation Now Headed to President’s Desk
11/10/2006	Cantwell Leads Delegation to China to Promote Export of Washington Clean Energy Technologies
10/27/2006	Cantwell Tours Site of Nation’s Largest Biodiesel Plant as Full-Scale Construction Begins
10/27/2006	Cantwell Responds to FTC Report Confirming Record Eastern Washington Gas Prices
10/25/2006	FEMA Gives Final Green Light to Grays Harbor Biodiesel Plant; Construction Now Set to Begin
10/19/2006	Cantwell-Requested Report Confirms Recent Spokane Gas Prices Exceeded Seattle’s by Largest Margin in Last 57 Months
10/11/2006	Cantwell Calls on President to Back Large-Scale Investment in Alternative Energy Technologies
09/21/2006	New Report Shows High Gas, College, and Health Care Costs Placing Added Burden on Middle Class Families
09/15/2006	Cantwell Asks for Inquiry into High Eastern Washington Gas Prices
08/29/2006	Cantwell Renews Push for Consumer Protections
08/21/2006	Cantwell Applauds Senate Hearings on BP Pipeline Shutdown
08/11/2006	Cantwell Questions Plan to Dissolve Department of Energy’s Worker Safety Office
07/31/2006	Cantwell Votes Against Offshore Drilling Proposal that Would Cost Taxpayers Billions
07/30/2006	Cantwell Pushes to Maintain Northwest Outer Continental Shelf Drilling Ban
07/13/2006	Cantwell: The Fight Continues to Protect Low-Cost Power in the Northwest
07/13/2006	Applying Real-World Gas Mileage to Fuel Economy Standards Would Cut Oil Imports by 20 Percent
07/06/2006	Cantwell Calls for Engagement with China on Energy
06/29/2006	Cantwell Delivers Remarks on Senate Floor Following Win In Enron Fight
06/20/2006	Cantwell Introduces Landmark Legislation to Increase Average Gas Mileage to at Least 35 Miles per Gallon
06/20/2006	Cantwell Supports Call for Northwest Hearings on FERC’s Proposed Enron Settlement
06/15/2006	Cantwell: Northwest Delegation Stops BPA Rate Hike
06/15/2006	Cantwell Introduces Legislation to Prevent Corporate Polluters from Evading Toxic Cleanup Responsibilities
06/12/2006	Cantwell Demands Answers, Better Safeguards Following Theft of Thousands of Hanford Workers’ Personal Data
06/08/2006	Cantwell Backs Nomination of Washingtonian for Slot at Federal Energy Regulatory Comission
05/31/2006	Cantwell Issues Report Showing Impact of High Gas Prices on Washington State Motorists
05/25/2006	Cantwell Statement on House Vote to Drill in Arctic Wildlife Refuge
05/25/2006	Cantwell Statement on Enron Verdicts
05/24/2006	Cantwell Questions Energy Secretary Over Plan to Dissolve Energy Department’s Worker Safety Office
05/23/2006	Commerce Hearing Exposes Gaps in FTC Price Gouging Report
05/22/2006	Gas Price Gouging Evidence Discovered—FTC Report
05/17/2006	Cantwell Unveils Energy Independence Platform to Make America Secure and Economically Stronger
05/16/2006	Cantwell, Northwest Delegation Call for Final Approval of Legislation Halting Administration’s Energy Rate Hike Plan
05/09/2006	Cantwell Urges Swift Approval of Construction of Nation’s Largest Biodiesel Facility in Grays Harbor
05/09/2006	Cantwell Continues to Question Planned Cuts to Basic Retirement Security for Hanford Workers
05/09/2006	At Hearing, Cantwell Questions Transportation Secretary and Automakers on Strengthening Fuel Economy Standards
05/08/2006	Cantwell Hearing on Energy Market Transparency Exposes Anomalies in Oil and Gas Prices
05/05/2006	In Weekly Radio Address, Cantwell Calls for Gas Price-Gouging Ban by Memorial Day
05/04/2006	Cantwell Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Senators to Introduce Energy Security Plan
05/03/2006	Cantwell Statement on Possible House Vote to Ban Gas Price-Gouging
05/02/2006	Cantwell, Feinstein Press for Public Release of Enron Evidence, Citing Implications for Oil Markets
04/27/2006	Exxon Posts Another Quarter of Sky-High Profits as Republican Leaders Push More Oil Company Loopholes
04/26/2006	Washington Congressional Delegation: Keep Hanford Cleanup on Track
04/25/2006	Republican Leadership Denies Cantwell Vote on Gas Price-Gouging Ban
04/24/2006	Cantwell Calls for Gas Price-Gouging Ban, Greater Oil Industry Transparency by Memorial Day
04/24/2006	With Gas Prices Soaring, Senators Cantwell, Feinstein, Snowe, and Levin Seek to Shine Light on Energy Markets
04/18/2006	With Soaring Summer Fuel Prices Ahead, Cantwell Calls on Bush to Support Gas Price-Gouging Ban
04/12/2006	Cantwell Welcomes FERC Order that Could Protect Northwest Ratepayers
04/10/2006	Cantwell, Snohomish PUD, Area Businesses Protest Latest Attempt to Shortchange Ratepayers, Suppress Enron Evidence
04/09/2006	Cantwell Presses Energy Regulators on Measures to Curb Lobbyist Influence
04/06/2006	Cantwell Asks President for National Energy Summit on Breaking America’s Oil Addiction
04/05/2006	Northwest Senators Win Provision to Halt Administration’s Planned Energy Rate Hike
03/30/2006	Cantwell Wins Approval for Independent Investigation of Gas Prices, Fuel Market Fundamentals
03/30/2006	Cantwell Commends Move to Protect Arctic Refuge from Drilling
03/29/2006	Cantwell: New SUV Fuel Efficiency Proposal Falls Short
03/24/2006	Cantwell Blasts Administration Failure to Deliver Home Heating Assistance to Washington State
03/16/2006	Cantwell Applauds Senate Approval of Additional Home Heating Assistance for Families in Need
03/16/2006	Cantwell: Arctic Drilling Fight Is Far From Over
03/16/2006	Cantwell: A Vote for Budget is a Vote for Drilling
03/14/2006	Cantwell Presses Case for Anti-Price Gouging Law, Comprehensive Investigation of Petroleum Markets
03/09/2006	Cantwell: Keep Arctic Drilling Out of Budget
03/09/2006	Northwest Senators Secure Provision to Help Stop Administration’s Energy Rate Hike Plans
03/08/2006	With Cantwell Support, Energy Committee Green-Lights Investment in Alternative Fuels, Math and Science Education
03/08/2006	Cantwell Applauds Senate Move to Increase Home Heating Assistance for Families in Need
03/06/2006	Cantwell Calls for Investigation to Uncover Facts Behind Years of Rising Fuel Costs
03/01/2006	Cantwell Calls for Immediate Release of Available Home Heating Assistance Funds for Seniors, Working Poor
02/25/2006	At Inland Power and Light, Cantwell Calls on President, Congress to Halt Plans for Northwest Energy Tax Hike
02/15/2006	At White House, Cantwell Questions Wisdom of BPA Rate Hike, Discusses Energy Independence with Bush
02/14/2006	Cantwell: End Giveaways to Profit-Rich Oil Companies
02/10/2006	Cantwell to Meet with Energy Secretary to Discuss Bush Plan to Raise Northwest Electricity Rates
02/10/2006	Cantwell Questions Energy Secretary on Under-Funding of Hanford Tank Waste Cleanup
02/10/2006	Cantwell: Stop Bush from Raising Northwest Electricity Rates
02/09/2006	Cantwell Grills Energy Secretary on President’s Plan to Raise Northwest Electricity Rates
02/08/2006	Cantwell Leads Northwest Senators in Opposition to Backdoor Rate Hike on Families, Businesses
02/07/2006	Cantwell Blasts Bush Plan to Raise Northwest Power Rates by Nearly $1 Billion
02/07/2006	Cantwell: President’s Budget Raises Energy Rates, Guts Rural Health Care, Shortchanges Veterans, Students, and First Responders
02/07/2006	Cantwell, Murray Call for True Commitment to Hanford Cleanup
02/01/2006	Cantwell Pushes for Vital Home Heating Assistance Funds for Seniors and Working Poor
01/31/2006	Cantwell: Exxon Mobil’s Attempt to Short-Circuit Price-Gouging Investigation Should be Made Public
01/31/2006	Cantwell Reacts to Bush’s State of the Union
01/27/2006	Senators Cantwell, Clinton Tout Initiative to Break U.S. Oil Dependence with Alternative Energy Investments
01/26/2006	Cantwell Calls for Comprehensive Approach to Keeping America Competitive
01/25/2006	Cantwell Continues Fight to Get Home Heating Help to Seniors and Families in Need
01/24/2006	Cantwell Demands Answers Following Reports of Under-the-Table Giveaways to Energy Industry
01/10/2006	Cantwell Commends EPA Proposal to Improve Accuracy of Gas Mileage Estimates for New Cars and Trucks
12/23/2005	Cantwell Announces Nearly One Million Gallon Deal to Spark Northwest Biofuel Growth
12/21/2005	Cantwell Leads Senate in Stopping Arctic Drilling
12/21/2005	Cantwell Statement on Final Passage of Defense Spending Bill
12/20/2005	Cantwell Statement on Alaskan Antitrust Suit Alleging BP and Exxon Conspired “to Withhold Natural Gas from U.S. Markets”
12/14/2005	Cantwell Repeats Demand for Investigation Into Oil Execs’ False Testimony
12/06/2005	Cantwell Reiterates Demand for Public Release of Full Hanford Vit Plant Reports
12/06/2005	Cantwell’s Statement on the Department of Energy’s Winter Fuel Price Forecast
12/01/2005	Cantwell Demands Oil Execs Testify Under Oath as Oil Companies Fail to Answer Questions about Exports, Supply, and Trading Practices
11/17/2005	Cantwell Takes Fight to Senate Floor to Protect Consumers from Gas Price Gouging
11/17/2005	Cantwell Announces Support of Nine Attorneys General for Anti-Price Gouging Legislation
11/17/2005	57 Senators Support Cantwell Anti-Gas Price Gouging Bill
11/17/2005	Cantwell to Take Anti Gas Price Gouging Legislation to Senate Floor Thursday Morning
11/16/2005	Cantwell, Senate Democrats Demand Oil Execs Testify Under Oath
11/14/2005	Cantwell Blasts Hanford Cleanup Cuts Buried in Vital Funding Package
11/11/2005	Sen. Maria Cantwell Vows to Filibuster Plan to Allow More Oil Tankers into Puget Sound
11/09/2005	Under Questioning from Cantwell, Big Oil Companies Pledge to Open Books
11/08/2005	Cantwell Insists Oil Execs Testify Under Oath
11/08/2005	New York Top Cop Endorses U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell’s Anti-Gas Price Gouging Legislation
11/02/2005	Cantwell Fights to Stop Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge
10/28/2005	Cantwell Blasts Shameful Record-High Oil Company Profits
10/28/2005	Cantwell Blasts Cuts to Hanford Cleanup Budget, Criticizes Energy Department’s Mixed Messages and Missed deadlines
10/26/2005	Despite Majority Support, Republicans Block Cantwell Effort to Help Families Heat their Homes this Winter
10/20/2005	Cantwell Disappointed in Senate’s Failure to Increase Heating Assistance Funding, Vows to Continue Fight
10/20/2005	Cantwell Continues to Fight Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
10/14/2005	Cantwell To Lead Energy Independence 2020 Campaign
10/06/2005	Cantwell Vows to Stop House Energy Plan to Allow Giant Oil Tankers into Puget Sound
10/03/2005	Sen. Cantwell Sets Goal of Making America Energy Independent by 2020 in Democratic Radio Address
10/03/2005	Bush Administration Has Failed to Comply with Federal Plan to Reduce Oil Dependence
10/03/2005	Cantwell Brings Businesses and Farmers Together to Pave Way for Future of Biofuels
09/28/2005	Ice Age Floods Trail Passes Key Senate Committee
09/27/2005	Commerce Dems Call for Senate Investigation of Post-Katrina Gas Price Gouging
09/07/2005	Cantwell: Give President Power to Declare Energy Emergency, Power to Control Gas Prices
08/03/2005	Cantwell to Intervene on Behalf of Consumers in FERC Proceeding
07/29/2005	Energy Bill Passes Senate 74-26
07/29/2005	Murray, Cantwell, Hastings Secure Funds for Hanford Reach Visitors Center
07/29/2005	Final Energy Bill Scores a Victory for Consumers Over Enron & its Lobbyists
07/23/2005	Cantwell, Specter Spearhead Senate Call to Restore Energy Bill Oil Savings
07/20/2005	Cantwell, Reid Cry Foul on Enron's Energy Bill Lobbying Efforts
07/15/2005	Cantwell: One Tragic Chapter in Enron Bankruptcy Closed; More Work to be Done
06/28/2005	Senate Energy Bill Passes, Includes Cantwell's Plan to Expand Washington State Biofuels Production
06/28/2005	Senate Passes Energy Bill That Would Prevent Enforcement of Manipulated Enron Contracts
06/21/2005	Cantwell: Off-Shore Inventory Could Open Door to Oil Drilling Off Washington Coast
06/16/2005	Cantwell: Senate Failed to Reduce American Dependence on Foreign Oil
05/27/2005	Cantwell Releases Report Showing High Gas Prices Will Hit Washington Families Hard This Summer
05/25/2005	Senate Energy Committee Approves Cantwell's Plan to Expand U.S. Biofuels Production & Lower Cost
05/19/2005	Cantwell Wins Measure to Prevent Enforcement of Manipulated Enron Contracts
05/16/2005	Senate Poised to Adopt Cantwell Measure Tomorrow Providing Better Gas Mileage Info for America Consumers
05/15/2005	Cantwell: Biofuels Production in Washington Can Lower Prices 25 to 50 Cents A Gallon
04/22/2005	Cantwell: House Energy Plan An Assault on Washington State Consumers, Taxpayers
04/20/2005	Cantwell Urges Senate to Fully Fund B Reactor Proposal Letter to Appropriations Leaders: Make “ timely investment in preserving our nation's past and educating our future leaders”
04/20/2005	Sen. Maria Cantwell on President Bush's Remarks on Energy Dependence
04/14/2005	Cantwell Wins Key Commitment for Senate Action on Accurate Gas Mileage Legislation
04/10/2005	Cantwell Launches 20/20 Biofuels Challenge
03/11/2005	Snohomish PUD, Cantwell Notch Biggest Victory Yet in Fight Against Enron
03/07/2005	Cantwell Calls for Senate Probe of Federal Response to Enron Tapes
03/03/2005	Cantwell Pushes Bush Administration to Abandon Northwest Rate Hike Plan
03/01/2005	Cantwell Urges $3 Billion in Funding for Low-Income Energy Assistance
03/01/2005	FERC Admits Value of Enron Tapes, Despite Initial Resistance
02/25/2005	New Study Confirms Bush Administration's NW Power Rate Hike Plan Would Devestate Regional Economy
02/21/2005	Cantwell's "Stop the Rate Hike" Petition Drive Nets Over 6,500 Signatures in First Week
02/10/2005	"Stop the Rate Hike Now" Petition Drive Kicks Off
02/09/2005	Cantwell: Bush Plan to Hike Northwest Power Rates is Illegal
02/07/2005	Cantwell, Murray Blast Bush Administration Plan That Could Double Northwest Power Rates
02/07/2005	Cantwell Claims Bush Budget Undermines Commitments to Washington State
02/07/2005	Murray, Cantwell Denounce Cuts to Hanford Cleanup
02/03/2005	Cantwell, Snohomish PUD Reveal New Enron Evidence: Enron Conspired to Shut Down Power Plant, Contribuing to Western Blackout
02/02/2005	Washington State Gets $1.4 Million In Emergency Energy Assistance
01/31/2005	FERC Staff Finds $1.8 Billion in Illegal Enron Profits Dating Back to 1997
01/28/2005	Cantwell Calls on Bush Administration to Release Emergency Energy Aid
12/13/2004	Cantwell, Gonzaga University, and Local Companies Team Up to Create New Power Transmission Engineering Program That Will Educate Future Workers to Meet Growing Energy Industry's Needs
10/19/2004	President Signs B Reactor Proposal
09/15/2004	Senate Passes Cantwell's Hanford B Reactor Historic Site Proposal
09/09/2004	9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Has Broad Authority to Protect Consumers
08/30/2004	Cantwell Announces $365,000 for Grays Harbor College to Help Students Meet the Challenges of College
08/25/2004	Cantwell Releases Evidence Showing Enron Profited From Emergency NW Power Intended for California
08/04/2004	Cantwell Pushes Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for Expedited Review of New Snohomish Filing
07/14/2004	FERC Failed to Examine Tapes of Energy Market Manipulations in Investigation of Enron Trading Practices
07/08/2004	Cantwell: Will Ken Lay indictment bring justice to Americans gouged by Enron?
07/01/2004	Cantwell: Enron lawsuit could cost Snohomish County $2.5 million, enough to pay for textbooks for 40,000 students
06/25/2004	Sen. Maria Cantwell on Action in the U.S. House of Representatives Forcing FERC to Release Enron Evidence
06/24/2004	New Evidence Reveals Enron Continued to Manipulate Energy Markets Until Enron's Bankruptcy in December 2001
06/21/2004	FERC Suppresses Enron Emails That Could Provide New Proof of Energy Market Manipulation
06/17/2004	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission web site hosts pornographic Enron emails
06/15/2004	Members of Washington Delegation Release New Report Showing Higher Gas Prices Will Cost Average Washington Family An Extra $225 By Labor Day
06/15/2004	Sen. Cantwell's Statement From Pipeline Safety Oversight Hearing
06/14/2004	Snohomish PUD Releases New Financial Documents Showing Enron Illegally Obtained at Least $1.1 Billion in Profits
06/07/2004	Cantwell Calls on Attorney General John Ashcroft to Make Public All Previously Unreleased Enron Tapes
06/02/2004	Sen. Cantwell's Floor Statement on Enron Tapes
05/27/2004	Cantwell Meets With State and Local Leaders to Discuss Opposition to Department of Energy Plan to Leave Radioactive Waste in Leaking Tanks
05/20/2004	Sen. Cantwell's Floor Statement on Proposed Reclassification of Nuclear Waste
04/28/2004	Cantwell's Hanford B Reactor Historic Site Proposal Gets Approval From Senate Energy Committee
04/13/2004	Cantwell: Clean Energy Solutions Will Be a Jobs Boon for Washington State
02/19/2004	Cantwell’s Statement on Indictment of former Enron CEO: ‘It’s about time.’
02/10/2004	Cantwell: DOE Finally Pays Up
01/23/2004	Cantwell: Think Enron Problems Fixed? Think Again.
01/21/2004	Senators: Pass Electric Reliability Legislation Now
01/09/2004	Cantwell: DOE's Outstanding Debt to Washington State Must Finally Be Settled
11/05/2003	Cantwell Wins Huge Victory for Energy Ratepayers Still Footing the Bill for Enron Scams
10/16/2003	Sen. Maria Cantwell Tells Department of Energy to Pay Up Money Owed to WA State
10/01/2003	Cantwell Pushes BPA to Lower Energy Rates
08/08/2003	Statement by Sen. Cantwell on Bush Plan to Expand Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands
07/22/2003	Senators Call for Strong Consumer Protections in Energy Bill's Electricity Title
07/18/2003	Cantwell Announces Funding for Ferry County Public Utility District (PUD)
06/18/2003	Cantwell Brokers Deal Paving Way for Ethanol Plant Construction, Job Creation in Washington
06/05/2003	Cantwell Legislation Supporting Ethanol Production from Wheat Straw and other Non-Corn Sources Passes Senate
04/29/2003	Cantwell: Northwest Ratepayers Will Save $190 Million from Termination of Enron-BPA Contracts
04/23/2003	Lieberman, Cantwell Seek Investigation of Federal Energy Regulators' Wall Street Contacts
04/15/2003	Meeting the National Demand for a Skilled Energy Workforce: A Growth Opportunity for Eastern & Central Washington
04/08/2003	Bipartisan Low Income Energy Assistance Amendment Passes Committee
04/08/2003	Bipartisan Western Senators Call for Oral Arguments at FERC
03/04/2003	State of Washington to sue DOE over Hanford Waste Murray, Cantwell concerned about DOE’s commitment to Hanford clean up
02/26/2003	Northwest Delegation Defends BPA From White House Attacks
02/14/2003	Northwest Power Interests Protected in Spending Bill
02/14/2003	Northwest Power Interests Protected in Spending Bill
01/24/2003	Cantwell: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) help is headed to Washington state
01/23/2003	Senate increases BPA borrowing authority
01/21/2003	Senate Passes increased LIHEAP funds for Washington's low-income families
09/24/2002	Senators Call on Conferees to Include Strong Consumer Protections in Electricity Title
08/02/2002	Cantwell Intervenes on Behalf of Snohomish PUD Consumers at FERC Senator Calls on FERC to Void Long-Term Contracts
07/23/2002	Cantwell Announces Federal Grant For PNNL
05/28/2002	Cantwell Calls for Independent Investigation of Kaiser Deal
05/24/2002	Western Senators to FERC: Treat the West Fairly
05/22/2002	Cantwell to FERC: Release Affidavits on Price Manipulation
05/18/2002	Baird, Cantwell Call for McCook Investigation
05/15/2002	Cantwell: Enron “mugging” Washington state
05/09/2002	Administration Denies Low-income Families Energy Aid
05/08/2002	Murray, Cantwell Call for Criminal Investigation of Enron Trading
05/07/2002	Statement from Senator Cantwell on Enron Documents
04/25/2002	Sen. Cantwell's Statement on Senate Energy Bill
04/24/2002	Sen. Cantwell’s Statement (as prepared) on Consumer Protection Amendment to Energy Bill
04/22/2002	Cantwell Research and Development Amendment Passes Senate
04/18/2002	Senator Aims to Protect Consumers from Energy Bill’s Flawed Deregulation Provisions
04/17/2002	Senator Cantwell's Statement (as prepared) in Opposition to ANWR Amendment
03/13/2002	Statement of Senator Maria Cantwell on Corporate Average Fuel Economy
03/08/2002	Pipeline Safety Bill Added to Senate Energy Bill
02/14/2002	Cantwell, Senators Introduce Bill to Close Enron Loophole
02/14/2002	Senator Maria Cantwell's Statement (as prepared) on the Introduction of the Feinstein-Cantwell Legislation to Regulate Energy Futures Trading
02/06/2002	Senator Cantwell's Opening Statement (as prepared) before the Judiciary Committee's hearing on "Accountability Issues: Lessons Learned from Enron's Fall"
01/30/2002	Cantwell Urges FERC Investigation of Alleged Energy Market Manipulation by Enron
01/24/2002	Cantwell Applauds Decision to Name Steve Wright BPA Administrator
01/23/2002	Senate increases BPA borrowing authority
12/10/2001	Senator Cantwell Calls on the Bush Administration To Fully Fund LIHEAP
12/05/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell's Statement (as prepared) on the Introduction of a New Energy Policy for the 21st Century
12/05/2001	Letter sent to Senator Cantwell from Energy Chairman Jeff Bingaman
11/08/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Announces Veterans Affairs-Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Funding for Washington State
11/02/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Outlines Positions to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Meeting in Seattle
11/02/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Praises New Power Contract that Protects Over 900 Family Wage Jobs in Cowlitz County
08/15/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Timeline on the Roadless Rule
08/15/2001	Cantwell Urges Bush Administration to Actively Seek Public Review of Proposal to Weaken Safeguards for Roadless National Forests
07/31/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell: Payments to Nuclear Workers Begin Today
07/25/2001	Senator Cantwell Applauds FERC Decision to Establish a Process to Consider Refunds for Northwest Ratepayers
07/24/2001	Senators Cantwell, Smith, Wyden and Murray Call on FERC to Treat Northwest Ratepayers Fairly
07/17/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Urges President Bush to Hold Energy Town Hall Meeting in Washington State
07/16/2001	Senator Cantwell Demands Fair Treatment for Northwest Ratepayers
07/11/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Calls on Washington State Residents to Comment on the Bush Administration's Changes to the Roadless Forest Protection Rule
07/10/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Criticizes Ashcroft and Justice Department for Failing to Appeal Injunction on Rule That Protects National Forests
06/29/2001	Senator Cantwell Commends Region for Holding Down BPA's Rate Increase
06/19/2001	Senator Cantwell Calls for Increased Energy Efficiency
06/15/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell will Testify at a Senate Hearing on Relief from the West Coast Energy Crisis
06/13/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Applauds Chelan PUD-Alcoa Agreement
06/08/2001	Senator Cantwell Calls for Increased Pipeline Safety
05/17/2001	Cantwell Urges White House to Provide Immediate Relief for Americans Hardest Hit by Energy Crisis
05/09/2001	Senator Maria Cantwell Remarks on the Bush Administration's Proposed Rollback of 3809 Regulations
05/09/2001	Cantwell Wins First Round On Roadless Forest Rule; Sets Stage For Second Debate On Environmental Issues
05/03/2001	Cantwell Tells FERC Commissioners That Rising Power Costs Are Creating Economic Hardship For Thousands Of Families
05/01/2001	Cantwell Criticizes Bush Administration Attempt To Scuttle Roadless Rule
03/21/2001	Senator Cantwell To Appear At Washington Energy Conservation Summit
03/15/2001	Senator Cantwell’s Statement on the Northwest Energy Crisis
02/08/2001	Five-Year Testing Safety Measure Included in Senate Pipeline Bill
01/31/2001	Statement by Senator Maria Cantwell Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Oversight hearing to receive testimony on California's Electricity Crisis and Implications for the West
01/24/2001	Cantwell Secures Agreement From Murkowski to Include Washington Testimony in Upcoming Deliberations on Energy Crisis
01/12/2001	Cantwell taps experienced veterans to lead U.S. Senate office

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