Female Senator Maria Ellen Cantwell (D) is an American politician. She has been serving as a junior United States Senator from Washington under the Democrats since 2001. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and represented the state’s 1st district at the House of Reps from 1993 to 1995.Â
A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993.Â
Maria Elaine Cantwell was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 13, 1958. She graduated high school from the Emmerich Manual High School. With the aid of Pell Grants, she enrolled at Miami University. There, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration in 1980.Â
She proceeded to one of the University’s branches in Luxembourg. Yet, she moved back to Ohio to work as a campaign manager for Mayor Aspirant and TV host Jerry Springer. After Springer lost the election, Cantwell moved to Seattle, Washington. There, she worked as a campaign manager for Senator Alan Cranston who failed the presidential race. She served as Chairwoman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship from 2014 to 2015. She is Washington’s second female senator, after Patty Murray.Â
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Here’s our collection of the best Maria Cantwell Quotes:
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Maria Cantwell Quotes on Democracy/Capitalism/Americans
Dr. King’s leadership reaffirmed the promise of our democracy: that everyday people, working together, have the power to change our government and our institutions for the better.
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Let’s embrace productive capitalism, not casino capitalism, by restoring transparency and true competition in the commodities markets.
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I think the issue is that Americans traveling abroad, if gotten into legal problems, should have access to a fair trial and an impartial tribunal.
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We need to continue investing in the programs that put Americans back to work in communities like Clark County.
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We need to continue investing in the programs that put Americans back to work in communities like Clark County.
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Our democracy is under threat, and people are trying to undermine the credibility of our elections. What we need to do now is to protect our democracy. We need to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
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We need to protect our democracy. We need to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. When I was escorted back into this chamber on January 6th, all I could think about was my father and my uncle who fought in World War II to protect these rights, to uphold our democracy.
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What we need to do now is to protect our democracy and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Let’s vote to get this done. Let’s move forward to show our country we believe in voting rights in the United States Senate.
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Protecting our country from voter suppression is critically important to our democracy. I support allowing a simple majority in the Senate to vote to protect our voting rights.
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For 50 years, Americans have relied on the constitutional protections established by Roe v. Wade to make decisions for themselves about their reproduction, their families, & their bodies. I’ll continue to fight to protect the right to reproductive health care for all Americans.
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When states pass laws to undermine the right to vote, it’s our job as Congress to step in to protect our democracy. That’s why we must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore the Voting Rights Act and ensure equal access to the ballot box.
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Americans are gathering today with a clear message: the constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion must be protected. Abortion is legally protected in Washington state, but we need to ensure all women across the U.S. are protected under federal law.Â
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Maria Cantwell Quotes on Economy/Taxes/Law/Biden
Taxpayers have put more than $24 trillion on the line to resuscitate Wall Street after the economic meltdown of last year. With the help of this massive taxpayer support, the nation’s largest banks are posting record profits.
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It appears that Wall Street is not acting as a force for economic expansion, providing access to capital for companies that make things. Rather, it seems, Wall Street is using government bailouts to lever up.
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The United States and the European Union do want to have a rule of law, and that rule of law should be for a fair trial. And that fair trial needs to have an impartial jury.
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But the fact is, it’s illegal for the Administration to spend North west taxpayers’ money to develop this rate hike proposal, just so it can turn around and raise their energy rates.
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I appreciate President Biden’s approval of this assistance, which will help those affected get back on their feet through temporary housing, helping repair damaged homes and replace lost property, unemployment insurance, and childcare assistance.
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I applaud President Biden for nominating someone with great experience & knowledge of the FCC at a moment when we need tremendous leadership and I urge my colleagues to support her nomination.
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The space domain is essential for the U.S. economy. From fostering scientific discovery & planetary exploration to facilitating next-generation communications & the Global Positioning System (GPS), these scientific, technological, & national security benefits must be protected.
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We have an affordable housing crisis and the COVID pandemic has only made this worse. That’s why I’m fighting to increase the Affordable Housing Tax Credit in the Build Back Better package, which would provide more than 27,000 units of affordable housing in Washington state.
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Great news! $60 million of RAISE grants have been awarded to four critical Washington state transportation projects. This funding will help reduce traffic congestion, ease supply-chain bottlenecks, create jobs, and boost local economies.
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The level of investment Washington state will receive from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is long overdue. The State of Washington benefits from a flourishing trade economy, and these investments will help us stay competitive internationally.
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I led a letter to urge the Biden Admin to create two specialized positions to address the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. There are American citizens, special immigrant visa holders, journalists, judges & others that need our help getting safe passage out of Afghanistan.
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Maria Cantwell Quotes on Court/Journalism/Senate/Congress
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled the Constitution protects the right to privacy and thus the choice to have a safe & legal abortion without excessive government restrictions.
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The Local Journalism Sustainability Act will help local newspapers and digital-only news journalists, & broadcast newsrooms remain financially viable to retain and hire local base journalists to cover local news stories.
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I’m pleased the Local Journalism Sustainability Act is included in the Build Back Better package expected to be voted on in the House. Local journalism is essential to our democracy, we cannot let local & regional newsrooms continue to die in this challenging information age.
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I hope when this comes to the Senate, our colleagues will join in supporting local newspapers, radio & television stations, and digital journalists continue to help us get trusted news.
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In light of the devastating oil spill off the coast of California, I am fighting to include my West Coast Ocean Protection Act in the reconciliation bill, which would prohibit new oil and gas drilling off the coasts of WA, OR, & CA.
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Data collection of children should have more aggressive attention. We need to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. I think it’s very important that Congress moves forward on stronger privacy legislation.
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Maria Cantwell Other Quotes
We’ll make our voices heard loud and clear on the importance of cost-based power.
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Not having an administrator sends the wrong message to the airline industry.
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The Export-Import Bank is one of the most important tools America has to create jobs.
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Because you want to have competition to drive down the price. You want innovation. You have the ability to get people to agree that it’s worth having a public plan. You could get private insurers to cover this population, but you couldn’t without giving the population leverage in the marketplace.
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Wall Street wants to keep its schemes too complicated to understand so that the roulette wheel can keep turning.
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The science is undeniable. The Earth is warmer and the climate has changed. We must take action by passing Build Back Better — which would be the largest investment in mitigating and adapting to climate change in our nation’s history.
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This $2.3 million grant will ensure all Anacortes homes and businesses have access to high-speed broadband, bringing service to 1,815 homes & supporting economic investment, particularly for the Port of Anacortes and development along Fidalgo Bay.
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They fought for us to have a government where you didn’t have to get escorted by the military to do your job.
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The infrastructure bill makes serious investments in some of our salmon recovery challenges. For the first time, the bill creates a new culvert removal and habitat restoration grant program that prioritizes salmon and will open up spawning habitat.
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We have an affordable housing crisis. More than 90% of affordable housing built in the U.S. depends on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. That’s why I’m fighting to include LIHTC in the infrastructure package to increase the supply of affordable housing.
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Air travel is still one of the most carbon intensive activities individuals can engage in. We need to do more to address the climate crisis, and the State of Washington has an opportunity to be a leader in the market and development of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Washington state is well positioned to lead in the production, distribution & utilization of sustainable aviation fuel, which has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 80%. We’ve already been a leader in aviation & we can be a leader in sustainable aviation fuel.
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