Video and audio of Senator Maria Cantwell

On December 20, 2012, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in remembrance of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who passed away on December 17, 2012.

For more information: http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=02adcb46-b6fb-4c85-92c6-c320acad2ffd

On December 18, 2012, at a press conference called by Democratic Senate women, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined six of her female Democratic Senate colleagues to call for House passage of the bipartisan, Senate version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) (S. 1925), before Congress adjourns.

For more information: http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=350069b2-3180-4e87-9540-14130b218567

On December 13, 2012, Senator Cantwell delivers an opening statement at a Finance Committee hearing on improving care for dually-eligible beneficiaries.

On December 13, 2012, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) praised several amendments to the recently passed Coast Guard authorization bill that will protect Washington state's coastal economy and environment and maintain the nation's capability to deploy icebreaker vessels. The bill, The Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (HR 2838), has already passed the House and now heads to the President's desk for his signature.

For more information: http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=ec5e02ee-5474-445a-8cd6-fd125536fc47

On December 13, 2012, Senator Cantwell has a Q&A at a Finance Committee hearing on improving care for dually-eligible beneficiaries.

On December 11, 2012, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released the following video statement as a holiday message for members of the United States Armed Forces serving overseas, veterans, and their families.

For more information: http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=1549bf41-69cf-43e9-ba8c-76eb3f6d0ed2

On December 6, 2012, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) delivers an opening statement during a press conference opposing media consolidation with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
On December 6, 2012, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has a Q&A during a press conference opposing media consolidation with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

On December 4, 2012, during a Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said she won't support any Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nominee who is not committed to enforcing the 2007 law she authored that gives the FTC the authority and responsibility to protect consumers from oil market manipulation.

This is a video of Senator Cantwell's Q&A.

For more information: http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=a67a0ad0-b73c-45e8-a215-b309e6f38b94

May 17 2012

Cantwell Demands Answers on Tsunami Debris Response at First Oversight Hearing

Cantwell: ‘For our commercial and recreational fishing and our vessel construction of ships, our tourism, our thriving eco-system, we all want to know what the plan is’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today during the first tsunami debris oversight hearing, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) demanded answers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on what the nation’s plan is to address the threat tsunami debris poses to coastal economies up and down the U.S. West Coast.

Washington state’s coastal economy supports 165,000 jobs and produces $10.8 billion in economic activity each year.

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