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.
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Dec 04 2012
Cantwell: FTC Regulators Need to be More Aggressive in Going After Oil Market Manipulation
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
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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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May 15 2012
Cantwell Applauds Senate Passage of Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
Legislation heads to President Obama’s desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) applauded the Senate reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank by a vote of 78 to 20. For months, Cantwell has fought for Congress to reauthorize the bank, which supports 83,000 jobs in Washington state, including sponsoring an amendment to extend it in March. The legislation (HR 2072) passed the House last Wednesday by a 330 to 93 vote.
Earlier today, Senator Cantwell took to the floor of the Senate to speak in favor of the legislation.
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On May 15, 2012, Senator Cantwell questions witnesses at a Finance Committee hearing titled, "Tax Reform: What it Could Mean for Tribes and Territories."
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On May 10, 2012, Senator Cantwell questioned witnesses at a Commerce Committee hearing on the nominations of Dr. Patricia K. Falcone, to be Associate Director of National Security and International Affairs, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President; Ms. Marietta S. Robinson, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; Mr. Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., to be a Commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission; and Mr. William P. Doyle, to be a Commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission.
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May 10 2012
VIDEO #2: Senator Urges Swift Senate Passage of Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
Cantwell: ‘The Ex-Im Bank has been a proven job creator in the United States helping U.S. companies compete internationally’
From Senate floor, Cantwell highlights businesses in Spokane, Yakima, Moses Lake, and Everett
On May 10, 2012, Senator Cantwell urged her colleagues to swiftly pass legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank -- action Cantwell has been advocating for months to prevent businesses across the nation from losing this critical export support at the end of May when the bank's charter expires.
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On May 10, 2012, Senator Cantwell delivered an opening statement at a Commerce Committee hearing on the nominations of Dr. Patricia K. Falcone, to be Associate Director of National Security and International Affairs, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President; Ms. Marietta S. Robinson, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; Mr. Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., to be a Commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission; and Mr. William P. Doyle, to be a Commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission.
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