Senator Maria Cantwell

Democrat  •  Washington  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2007 - 2012 View All
  • Votes with party 94%
  • Abstains: 1%

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11/20/09
Tribal police: Cartels drive reser...

...of a collaborative effort between individual tribes to provide law enforcement assistance to each other,” Sen. Maria Cantwell said in ...

11/18/09
Congress members call on Air Force...

...is still pending. "We want good old fashioned competition to prevail, and for that to happen, European launch aid must end," Sen. Mari...

11/17/09
Job fair aims to woo the highly sk...

...here and eventually taking the region's high-paying jobs with them. "Our great state can't afford to lose you," said U.S. Sen. Maria ...

Source: The Columbian
11/16/09
Battle to keep local VA facility l...

Murray joined forces with Nethercutt and then mcmorris Rodgers, as well as her Senate colleague Maria Cantwell, to hold VA officials acc...

Source: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
11/16/09
Ahern right on reform

Regardless if you're a conservative, moderate, liberal, Democrat or Republican, write Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Maria Cantwell and Patty M...

Source: The Spokesman Review
11/16/09
Oceans are in deep water

“I am mystified why NOAA has been exempted,” said Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, the top Republican on the subcommittee. “It was a surprise,”...

Source: Buffalo News
11/15/09
Cost control still a key goal

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), a member of the Finance Committee, succeeding in getting some meaningful amendments into that panel's bil...

Source: HeraldNet
11/15/09
RE: Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, urging them to tighten border security, empower local police to enforce immigration laws, and crack dow...

Source: Yakima Herald-Republic
11/15/09
LACEY: Senators to explain grant p...

Washington's US senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, plan a symposium to explain how to win federal aid at 9:30 am Tuesday at the ...

Source: The Olympian
11/15/09
Cost control still a key goal

...a better job, leaving hope for a final bill that puts us on a path toward the fundamental cost changes that are needed. Sen. Maria Can...

Source: HeraldNet

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11/19/09
Joe Lieberman slams public option;...

Senator Lieberman, I believe like any others fear of the cost of these programs. The Obama Administration has been spend like crazy and w...

11/19/09
Graham to make second run at block...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS. ... The 'Newsweek' cover (aka The Swimsuit Issue) · Mammograms indicate defects of gov't healthcare · One senato...

Source: News
11/19/09
John Brown's Public Diplomacy Pres...

For over two decades, Meehan served in senior roles for U.S. Senators John Kerry, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell and former Senate Majorit...

11/19/09
Officially In: Eight for the Broad...

For over two decades, Meehan served in senior roles for U.S. Senators John Kerry, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell and former Senate Majorit...

Source: Diplopundit
11/19/09
Prometheus Radio Project

The Local Community Radio Act, co-sponsored by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), has passed the Senate Commit...

11/19/09
Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Com...

The measure, introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell, would allow thousands of new Low Power FM radio stations to launch across the country....

11/19/09
Lawmakers Call on Pentagon to Acce...

SHFWire photo by Joseph SzydlowskiClick on photo to enlarge or download: Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Mo., said the U.S. should make sure it ...

11/19/09
Washington's senators eager to sta...

Both Democratic senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, said they will support a move to bring the bill to the Senate floor. Once it b...

11/19/09
» Cleaning house at the BBG; forme...

... which operates under a Congressional charter as a U.S. government entity with guarantees of journalistic independence, was led by for...

11/19/09
GOP women say study augurs perils ...

A spokesman for Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said a study doesn't constitute a “dictatorial rule” for doctors. Nor is the senator concer...

Official website: http://cantwell.senate.gov
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511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3441
Fax: 202-228-0514

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