Maria Cantwell
Recent News About Maria Cantwell
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Dot Sec. Buttigieg, Cantwell Visit Port Orchard to Celebrate $9.4 Million Grant to Replace Aging Breakwater
Marina supports vital community services & economic activity for Port Orchard: emergency responders, Suquamish tribal fishing & Kitsap foot ferry rely on a functioning breakwater; Cantwell: “When you're talking about infrastructure, you’ve got to build infrastructure on the water”
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DOT Sec. Buttigieg, Cantwell Visit Port Orchard to Celebrate $9.4 Million Grant to Replace Aging Breakwater
Marina supports vital community services & economic activity for Port Orchard: emergency responders, Suquamish tribal fishing & Kitsap foot ferry rely on a functioning breakwater; Cantwell: “When you're talking about infrastructure, you’ve got to build infrastructure on the water”
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Space Industry, Education & Workforce Partners Gather for Washington State Space Summit With Sen. Cantwell and NASA Administrator
Sen. Cantwell: “The facts are clear, our space cluster is growing fast”
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Cantwell Statement on Tunnel Five Fire in Skamania County
On July 4, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) issued the following statement on the Tunnel Five Fire in Skamania County.
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Cantwell, Murray Announce More Than $59 Million for Clean Energy Bus Grants to Washington State Transit Agencies
On June 28, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Patty Murray (D-WA) Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced $59,027,499 in clean-energy-related grants for transit authorities in King, Skagit, Island, Grays Harbor, Grant, and Whatcom Counties.
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Cantwell Welcomes Doj’s Announcement of New Federal Resources in Wa to Address Mmiwp Crisis
On June 28, the Justice Department announced the creation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program, which will permanently place five dedicated Assistant U.S. Attorneys and five MMIP coordinators to help resolve missing and murdered Indigenous women and people cases throughout the country.
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Cantwell, Murray Announce $1.2 Billion Federal Investment in Wa Broadband Infrastructure
Funding stems from BEAD program, secured in the Cantwell & Murray-supported Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Across the State of Washington, approx. 264k households still lack reliable and affordable internet access
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Cantwell Releases Data Snapshot Revealing Impacts of Dobbs Decision on Wa Abortion Providers and Patients
New data: 56% increase in abortion patients from Idaho; 36% increase in all out-of-state patients; 18% increase in abortion patients overall at Planned Parenthood clinics in Central & Eastern WA; On eve of one-year anniversary of decision, Cantwell also joins Senate colleagues to release report on national impacts
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Communities Across Wa State Awarded $195.7 Million for Broadband Infrastructure, Cantwell Announces With White House
An estimated 33,000 Washington home and businesses will be connected to high-speed internet; Cantwell: “We've heard from communities all across the state how important this day-to-day connectivity is to their lives”
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State Receives Over $132 Million for Infrastructure Investments Through Grant Program Authorized by Cantwell
On June 23, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced $132,611,221 in grant funding for nine major infrastructure projects across the State of Washington.
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Cantwell Welcomes Reopening of Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park
Ridge closed to visitors since May 7 lodge fire; NPS announces area will reopen on June 27
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Cantwell Celebrates Long-sought Removal of Retaliatory Tariffs on Wa Apple, Chickpea, Lentil Exports as President Biden Announces Agreement With India
Cantwell brought issue up with Indian Prime Minister Modi during visit to India in February, sent letters last week and in January requesting end to tariffs; Cantwell led a letter with Senate leaders asking Biden to address India’s tariffs on apples; WA apple exports to India, worth $120M in 2017, had plummeted to less than $1M this season
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Improved Broadband Connectivity Coming to Puget Sound Region Thanks to $11.7 Million Grant
Federal grant will boost internet access for 100,000+ residents in Whidbey Island, Lummi Nation, San Juan County, Point Roberts, and Northwest Whatcom County; New infrastructure can help close the ‘homework gap’ for over 2,000 students in Blaine School District
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Cantwell Statement on Scotus Decision in Haaland V. Brackeen
On June 15, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released the following statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in the case of Haaland v. Brackeen.
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Cantwell Delivers Senate Floor Speech Honoring Late State Senator & Tribal Leader John Mccoy
Across decades of public service, Sen. McCoy helped develop Tulalip economic engine Quil Ceda Village, secured tribal history in WA state curriculum; Cantwell: “John led a life that will be remembered for generations”
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Cantwell, Murray, Announce More Than $76 Million in Grant Funding and Loans for High-speed Internet Access Across Washington State From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Announcement includes historic funding for companies in Jefferson, Lewis, Klickitat, and Snohomish Counties to connect residents to high-speed internet
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Cantwell Leads Letter to Biden Administration to Stand Up for Apple Growers Hurt by Tariffs From India
State exports to India dropped over 99%, from $120 million in 2017 to less than $1 million this season
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Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect the Right to Contraception Nationwide
Legislation would guarantee access to birth control currently under threat in some states
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Many Wa Regions Now Eligible for New Dept. Of Commerce Economic Revitalization Grants
Aberdeen, Port Angeles, Spokane, Yakima, Walla Walla, and Longview among communities that could receive funds to solve problems that hinder economic growth under new $1B federal program; Recompete Pilot Program created by Rep. Kilmer, secured by Sen. Cantwell in CHIPS & Science Act
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Cantwell, Stabenow Call for Expanded Access to Behavioral Health Treatment
“We know that [Certified] Community Behavioral Health Clinics work, we just need to add more capacity,” says Cantwell