On February 13, 2013, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) urged President Obama’s Treasury Secretary nominee and former White House Chief of Staff, Jacob Lew, to help push forward on the implementation of a key provision in the Affordable Care Act: the federal Basic Health Plan Option. During the nomination hearing, Cantwell also questioned Lew on implementation of Wall Street Reform and efforts to reinstate Glass-Steagall safeguards for the financial market.

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On February 12, 2013, at a press conference, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, hailed the Senate's passage of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S.47). The bill, which passed the Senate this afternoon in a 78-22 vote, would renew and expand the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which had expired in September 2011.

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On February 7, 2013, on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, urged swift passage of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S.47) with strong Tribal provisions.

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