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      <excerpt>...are truly worth worrying about, including the fact we probably can&#8217;t afford it. It is lazy to laud Rep. Jay Inslee and Sen. Maria Cantwell about their contribution, when the reality is the legislation as a whole will result in a tax increase for every</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...The weather service announced it would set up a new, $400,000 station on the Green after the service's director met with U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who chairs a congressional subcommittee that oversees the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Howard Hanson Dam has increased the risk of flooding this winter in the valley south of Seattle. Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell says National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes has agreed to provide additional forecasting equipment and earli</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...as his protectionism of the finance industry at the expense of consumers and taxpayers. The latest to weigh in is Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), who twice this week has slammed Geithner for his finance reform proposals. From The Hill: Cantwell ripped in</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the decision to states, and giving them a menu of options from public coverage to their own employee health plans. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., got an amendment included in the Senate Finance bill that would allow states to negotiate with insurers to a</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Democrats signed the statement: Sens. Mary Landrieu (La.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Barbara Boxer (Calif.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Ted Kaufman (Del.), Jean Shaheen (N.H.), Roland Burris (Ill.) and Wyden. Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), an Indep</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...were Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ted Kaufman (D-Del.), Jean Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Roland Burris (D-Ill.). The proposal is hardly a slam</excerpt>
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