Ranking Member Cantwell Opening Statement at Hearing on the Future of College Sports
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, gave the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing on the future of college sports:
Cruz: Protect College Sports Act Saves the Game that Fans Love, Opportunities for Student Athletes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement during today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emphasized how the Protect College Sports Act – introduced alongside Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) – creates a national rulebook aimed at restoring order to one of America’s most sacred institutions: […]
Cantwell Blasts Trump’s Suspension of the Jones Act
During a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on our maritime economy, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member, emphasized the need for the United States to support American maritime workers and shipbuilders, especially as the Trump Administration’s waiver of the Jones Act threatens to further destabilize the industry.
WTAS: Advocates Commend Introduction of Chairman Cruz’s Protect College Sports Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Intercollegiate conferences and universities across the country are praising the introduction of the Protect College Sports Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at ending the uncertainty and disorder facing college athletics. The legislation was formally introduced today in the U.S. Senate by Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.). Chairman Cruz will convene a full committee hearing tomorrow, June 3, at 9:00 a.m. ET on the legislation. Witnesses are Nick Saban, Pete Bevacqua, Gordon Gee, Teresa Gould, and […]
Cantwell, Colleagues Tell Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump’s Illegal EO to Undermine Vote-by-Mail
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led 13 Senate Democrats in a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding that the Department cease its involvement in President Donald Trump’s illegal Executive Order (EO) attacking vote-by-mail and interfering with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). They also called for the Department to preserve and prepare all records and documents related to Commerce’s involvement in its drafting and implementation for congressional oversight purposes.
Cantwell, Cruz, Coons & Schmitt Release Bipartisan Bill to Stabilize College Sports, Protect Athletes and Expand Revenue Sharing
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del. are introducing the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 to protect athletes, preserve true competition in college sports and maximize collegiate athletic opportunities while bringing desperately-needed stability to the college sports system. The Act creates new rules and new tools to stabilize college sports, including codifying athletes’ rights and protections in law, supporting women’s and Olympic sports and amending the Sports Broadcasting Act (SBA) to expand revenue for all schools.
Cruz, Cantwell, Schmitt, Coons Strike Agreement to Save College Sports
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation to restore stability to college sports, titled the Protect College Sports Act of 2026. The Protect College Sports Act would restore order in college athletics by creating enforceable national rules, preserving fair competition, protecting student athletes, and ensuring fans do not lose […]
Cantwell Statement on NASA’s Announcement of the First Three Moon Base Missions
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released this statement regarding NASA’s announcement today of the first three Moon Base missions that will begin building sustained operations on the lunar surface:
Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, raising serious concerns over Paramount’s unprecedented request to allow the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar to own 49.5% and potentially up to 100% of Paramount’s equity to finance Paramount $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. This is despite the fact that Congress set a 25% cap on foreign ownership of American TV and radio stations to ensure powerful media companies are ultimately controlled by American citizens.
Cantwell Demands Accountability for Prediction Markets Offering Sports Betting
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, pressed witnesses at a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on the unchecked expansion of prediction markets into sports gambling — demanding answers about how these platforms are undermining tribal sovereignty, threatening the economic vitality of Indian Country and exposing vulnerable individuals, including minors, to predatory gambling practices. Senator Cantwell drew a parallel to the explosion of subprime mortgage lending leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, warning that the failure to act to rein in prediction markets risks repeating the same disastrous results for millions of Americans.