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March 18, 2025
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Sen. Cantwell Statement on Trump FAA Nomination Announcement

Seattle — U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation issued the followin statement on President Trump’s announcement he would nominate Bryan Bedford for FAA Administrator:  “We need an FAA Administrator who is committed to making the United States the gold standard in aviation safety. This includes […]

March 12, 2025
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Ranking Member Cantwell Opening Statement
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement at today’s markup of several pieces of legislation and the nominations of Michael Kratsios to be the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Mark Meador to be a Federal Trade Commissioner.
March 11, 2025
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Cantwell Urges Colleagues to Reject Steven Bradbury for Deputy Secretary of Transportation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, delivered the following remarks on the Senate Floor, urging her colleagues to reject President Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary for the Department of Transportation, Steven Bradbury:
March 11, 2025
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Cantwell Leads Dems in Voting Unanimously Against Steven Bradbury for DOT Dep. Sec.
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate vote on the nomination of Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s pick to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. All Democrats voted against his confirmation.
March 11, 2025
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Cantwell Calls for Permanent Helicopter Restrictions Near DCA
Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement regarding the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report on the Jan. 29 mid-air collision involving an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk military helicopter near DCA that resulted in the deaths of 67 people:
March 7, 2025
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Cantwell Asks DOD to Explain Why Capital-Area Flights Aren’t Using Key Safety Feature
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting that the Department of Defense (DoD) clarify how often and why it operates aircraft in the National Capital Region without Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out activated.
March 5, 2025
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Trump Tells Farmers ‘Have Fun’ As He Kicks Off Pointless Trade Wars. Cantwell Tells the Truth: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Fun, It’s Going to Be A Nightmare’

VIDEO | AUDIO | TRANSCRIPT Trump Tells Farmers ‘Have Fun’ As He Kicks Off Pointless Trade Wars. Cantwell Tells the Truth: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Fun, It’s Going to Be A Nightmare’   Ahead of Presidential address, Cantwell calls on Congress to reclaim its Constitutional authority over tariffs   Cantwell also calls out arbitrary […]

March 5, 2025
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Cantwell Criticizes Improper, Partisan Subpoenas Sought by Chair

Cantwell Criticizes Improper, Partisan Subpoenas Sought by Chair Committee should be focused on the bipartisan cooperation the committee is known for, Cantwell warns, & legislation on aviation safety, surface transportation, shipbuilding  VIDEO | AUDIO WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Commerce Committee Ranking Member Senator Maria Cantwell, criticized efforts by Chair Cruz to authorize the issuance […]

March 5, 2025
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Cantwell, Cruz Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill Unanimously Passes Senate
Tonight, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025 that would reauthorize $30.45 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026. The bill was introduced last month by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair of the Committee, as well as Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.). The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.
February 27, 2025
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Cantwell Statement Ahead of Vote on Trump Pick for DOT Dep Secretary
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the below remarks before she, and all Democrats on the committee, voted against advancing Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for Deputy Secretary at the Department of Transportation.