Sen. Maria Cantwell

Tonight, Senate Republicans pulled the plug on more than 1,500 public radio and TV stations across America – silencing broadcasters that delivered more than 11,000 life-saving emergency alerts last year and a Tsunami warning to Alaskans hours ago. By ripping away funding for…

The Senate came together tonight to say that we can't just run over good state consumer protection laws. States can fight robocalls, deepfakes and provide safe autonomous vehicle laws. This also allows us to work together nationally to provide a new federal framework on…

We warned our colleagues that the SCORE Act will leave small and mid-sized institutions behind. spokesman.com/stories/2025/j…

We lost civil rights icon John Lewis five years ago today. He spent his life showing us how to fight for justice and equality, and he continues to inspire Americans to stand up for what is right – even in the face of great adversity.

Today I took to the Senate floor to urge my colleagues to vote against cuts to emergency broadcast funding. How could anyone possibly think that's a wise idea given the extreme weather events that we are facing in our nation?

The Republicans’ reckless Rescission Bill cuts 1.1 billion dollars of approved funding for local public broadcasting—including emergency alerts and lifesaving news. Learn more here:

The more you can move people and resources out of the way of a storm, the more you can predict what might happen, the better prepared we're going to be. And that's going to help us save lives, and certainly save dollars. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

If you thought the dissolution of the Pac-12 was a heist, the SCORE Act is the National Championship of all heists. This legislation is a power grab by the two biggest conferences that will leave athletes, coaches, and small and mid-sized institutions behind. My letter with…

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) told "Face The Nation" that the federal government must take responsibility for investigating the breakdown in flood warnings during the recent deadly storms in Texas, calling it a "national responsibility" to improve forecasting systems and prevent…

As President Trump issues new tariff threats, we’ll hear from the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, Washington @SenatorCantwell, about the impact on U.S. consumers and industries. Tune in, 10:30amET.

NOAA plays an incredibly important role in preserving life and property. So I don't agree with the Trump Administration proposal to cut NOAA programs. How do you preserve NOAA's core mission when we're cutting so much of the science budget? spokesman.com/stories/2025/j…

The proposed rescission of $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting isn't just an attack on NPR and PBS -- it's a reckless endangerment of 13 million Americans who depend on these stations for lifesaving emergency information.

More Trump tariff decisions mean higher costs for consumers, more burdens for small businesses, and unnecessary competition for our manufacturers. The average American family is already seeing $2,300 in increased costs over last year from the Trump tariffs. We can't afford an…

Bryan Bedford is wrong for aviation safety and wrong for FAA @SenatorCantwell says ahead of the Senate vote

.@SenatorCantwell on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: "Since the start of the year, NOAA's workforce has been gutted by 2,000 employees. The agency currently has 3,000 vacant positions, most of which cannot be filled due to the hiring freeze."

Seattle’s annual Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony is an unbelievable way to celebrate the Fourth of July. I was so happy to welcome over 500 new citizens from more than 70 countries, and to say "Congratulations, my fellow Americans."

With the House green lighting President Trump’s goal of taking away health care access and food security for millions, many Americans are going to suffer, and many working families will see their costs go up. This law is the largest cut to Medicaid in history, which will raise…

Over the past several days, my Republican colleagues made it very clear what their mission is – to make the largest cuts in the social safety net in U.S. history in order to give away tax breaks to major corporations and billionaires. No matter how loud the voices of our…