News and information about Maria Cantwell's 2018 campaign for US Senate representing the state of Washington.

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  Cantwell News Alerts · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM

Maria never backs down

Maria Cantwell for Senate From the Senate floor to national TV, Maria Cantwell is leading the fight against Trump’s reckless agenda. She’s warned about tariffs crushing Washington’s economy. She’s called out insurance hikes that will hit families with $3,000 more in annual costs. She’s…
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM

Maria v. Trump’s MAGA machine

Maria Cantwell for Senate When Maria confronts Trump’s allies head-on, people notice. ✔ On tariffs, she fought for Washington workers and exporters. ✔ On healthcare, she warned Americans that Trumpflation will spike premiums by thousands. ✔ On free speech, she called out FCC abuse and …
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM

They’re watching. Let’s show them what we’re made of.

Maria Cantwell for Senate RFK Jr. attacked me on social media. He dusted off the same old pseudo-science charts and conspiracy theories experts debunked decades ago to boost the president and the GOP’s anti-science agenda. The truth is that vaccines save lives. They keep our kids saf…
  Sam, Team Cantwell · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM

She’s calling out the GOP to do their jobs and she’s making it clear that if they don’t - they will be to blame for the millions of Americans who will lose access to affordable care

Maria Cantwell for Senate Maria was nice about it - but the truth is that while she’s worked tirelessly on bipartisan solutions to avoid government shutdown, Republicans and their MAGA-donor puppet masters have done nothing but obstruct. Well, Maria isn’t playing anymore. She’s calling…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM

my message to the GOP:

Maria Cantwell for Senate I was pleased to see The Spokesman Review break down my message to Republicans so they couldn’t possibly get confused: SPOKESMAN REVIEW Cantwell calls on GOP to fund health care Government shutdown imminent, Democrats seek to quell sharp increase in insuranc…
  Action Needed via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
September 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM

Maria pushes back on FCC

Maria Cantwell for Senate On MSNBC’s Deadline yesterday, Maria Cantwell didn’t mince words. Millions of Americans were asking: “What the heck is happening? How come I can’t watch Kimmel?” Maria put the blame where it belongs: at the feet of FCC leaders doing political favors instead o…
  Media Alerts via Cantwell.com · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM

re: FCC threats

Maria Cantwell for Senate Yesterday, Maria went on MSNBC’s Deadline to call out the FCC’s outrageous interference in broadcast programming. She made it clear: “We don’t want an FCC that is going to do the bidding of the President and push content off the air just because he’s mad about…
  Media Alerts [Cantwell.com] · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM

re: Jimmy Kimmel

Maria Cantwell for Senate The Seattle Times: Cantwell, advertisers pressure Seattle’s KOMO to air Jimmy Kimmel show The quick reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel is proof of our collective strength – but, Sinclair Broadcasting is still blocking the show on its local ABC affiliates her…
  Cantwell News Alerts · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Maria is defending free speech & free press

Maria Cantwell for Senate “America should agree that if you want free speech, if you want freedom of expression, you also have to have a free press.” Clip from MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” MSNBC, September 22, 2025. Did you catch Morning Joe? Maria joined the MSNBC show to discuss her work…
  Maria Cantwell Updates · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM

In and out of the Senate

Maria Cantwell for Senate From holding RFK Jr.’s feet to the fire, to elevating the voices of small business owners and Washingtonians impacted by skyrocketing health insurance costs, Maria is fighting in and out of the Senate to defend access to affordable health care. As our communit…
  Action Needed [Cantwell.com] · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM

The GOP promised to lower costs – the opposite is happening

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you see this news?   Washington State Standard: Insurance rates on WA health care exchange set to surge Next year, many Washingtonians will be forced to pay an average of 21% more per month for their health care coverage. Who do we have to thank fo…
  Maria Cantwell News · [email protected]
September 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM

They’re taking notice

Maria Cantwell for Senate Last week, Maria grilled RFK Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing. She didn’t hold back, calling him a charlatan whose anti-science, anti-vax crusade is endangering public health. Maria’s bold comments struck a chord across the country. But, being i…
  Team Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
September 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM

re: Maria v. RFK Jr.

Maria Cantwell for Senate Look, Maria won’t let these "charlatans" win. Not in the Senate. Not in our health care system. Not in America. Please make a contribution so we can defend Maria and keep her fighting for us: www.actblue.com/mc-fr-2509 Together, we can show the GOP that we st…
  [DICTIONARY UPDATE] Friends of Maria · [email protected]
September 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Week: charlatan

Maria Cantwell for Senate Merriam-Webster’s word of the week is: “charlatan.” Noun | char·​la·​tan ˈshär-lə-tən | a person who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have, especially in medicine. Example: “You’re interrupting me, and sir, you are a charlatan. That’s w…
  Sam · [email protected]
September 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM

Google Trends | “charlatan” is trending

Maria Cantwell for Senate It’s everywhere. On CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Fox 13, KOMO – you name it. Maria calls RFK Jr. a charlatan to his face, while holding up a chart proving that vaccines slashed deadly diseases by 99%. It was the defining moment of a hearing that’s already being called o…
  Sam · [email protected]
September 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM

Google Trends | “charlatan” is trending

Maria Cantwell for Senate NAME – it’s everywhere. On CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Fox 13, KOMO – you name it. Maria calls RFK Jr. a charlatan to his face, while holding up a chart proving that vaccines slashed deadly diseases by 99%. It was the defining moment of a hearing that’s already being …
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
September 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM

science should guide public health – not politics

Maria Cantwell for Senate This week in the Senate Finance Committee, I told Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the truth: He’s a charlatan who has put our country in a dangerous position. He is responsible for canceling $500 million in mRNA vaccine research – the very science that helped us…
  News via Cantwell · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Sen. Cantwell to RFK Jr: ‘Sir, you’re a charlatan’

Maria Cantwell for Senate During yesterday’s explosive hearing with RFK Jr., the Secretary of HHS, Maria said exactly what needed to be said – and her words struck a chord across the country:   Maria didn’t flinch. She stood firm, fearless, and unapologetic. Now it’s our turn to stand…
  (1) Update from Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM

She’s not letting up now

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you catch this? Maria didn’t leave anything on the table. She asked the tough questions and put a national spotlight on the disastrous consequences of Trump and RFK Jr.’s anti-science and anti-facts agenda – and she reminded the nation why competent govern…
  Senate Alerts via Team Cantwell · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM

“You are a charlatan”

Maria Cantwell for Senate RFK Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee – and after the CDC director was fired last week for refusing to rubber-stamp the Trump administration’s anti-science agenda, he has a lot to answer for. Maria didn’t hold back, demanding the answer…
  Action Needed [Cantwell.com] · [email protected]
August 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM

Not backing down (mail-in voting)

Maria Cantwell for Senate ICYMI – After Trump announced his intention to eliminate mail-in voting, Maria immediately pushed back:   The Spokesman-Review: Washington officials question Trump’s fight against mail-in voting “‘We can’t be for suppressing the vote. Vote-by-mail is the c…
  Sherrod Brown · [email protected]
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM

I’m back

Maria Cantwell for Senate When you love this country, you fight for the people who make it work. When you love this country, you fight for the people who make it work. These words have guided my life in public service. So it pains me to see everyday folks working harder than ever but st…
  Action via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
August 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Missing your name

Maria Cantwell for Senate This message from Maria is too important to miss. We need as many people as possible to join her in standing in firm opposition to the Trump Administration’s latest attack on voting rights. Together, we can keep voting safe and accessible for millions. Add you…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Voting is fundamental to our democracy

Maria Cantwell for Senate Voting is absolutely fundamental to our democracy. So, when President Trump announces his intention to eliminate mail-in voting, it is a serious cause for concern. While Trump falsely claims that voting by mail results increases voter fraud, Washington State …
  Team Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
August 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM

Social Security covers 70 million Americans

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you know that Social Security covers more than 70 million Americans, including 1.4 million right here in Washington? For 90 years, this critical program has allowed so many to retire with dignity. Yet, the Trump Administration has taken a sledgehammer to …
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
August 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Big update in WA-03

Maria Cantwell for Senate Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is facing a tough re-election fight in Washington’s 3rd District. A GOP candidate hand-picked by the national party is jumping in the race – which means that their deep-pocketed donors are ready to spend whatever it takes to flip WA…
  Cantwell HQ Updates · [email protected]
August 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Trump’s tariffs will hurt all of us

Maria Cantwell for Senate With Trump’s tariffs officially in effect, Maria is continuing to put herself on the line to protect small businesses, consumers, and Washington’s trade-dependent economy, but she needs to know that we’re still standing with her. We must stand with her as the …
  Maria Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM

American families will pay the price for Trump’s tariffs

Maria Cantwell for Senate The Trump Administration’s massive tariffs officially went into effect, targeting 90 countries, including some of America’s largest trading partners. Maria has been sounding the alarm for months about the impact these tariffs will have on Washington’s consume…
  Maria · [email protected]
August 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM

I’m holding the line – are you with me?

Maria Cantwell for Senate Instead of working to help everyday families, all that the Trump Administration and GOP majorities have done is break promises and hand favors to billionaires. I won’t stand by while natural disasters devastate our communities, and millions of Americans and Wa…
  Action @ Cantwell.com · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM

This is far from over

Maria Cantwell for Senate Nearly 1 in 5 Americans nationwide rely on Medicaid for primary care, elder care, children’s health care, and more. That includes 1.8 million Washingtonians, with 47% of children in our state being covered by Medicaid. Slashing Medicaid funding to pay for tax…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM

This fight is important

Maria Cantwell for Senate With natural disasters and extreme weather events rapidly worsening each year, we can’t afford to leave anything to chance. I’m leading bipartisan legislation in the Senate to ensure NOAA and NWS have the necessary funds to provide critical alerts, and callin…
  Media Alerts [Cantwell HQ] · [email protected]
July 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM

Help Maria keep up the pressure

Maria Cantwell for Senate Maria’s work is in the spotlight:   The Seattle Times: Cantwell’s bipartisan weather plan shows the leadership America needs Extreme weather events like floods, wildfires, and hurricanes are worsening year after year, and we simply can’t afford to be un…
  Maria · [email protected]
July 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Help amplify my call to action

Maria Cantwell for Senate I wanted to make sure you saw this note from the team. I’ve never been afraid to go to bat for Washington, even when it means speaking truth to power. That’s why I’m calling on the Trump Administration to bolster our country’s weather readiness as natural disas…
  Washington Updates [Cantwell HQ] · [email protected]
July 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM

We must improve our weather readiness

Maria Cantwell for Senate ICYMI: Maria went on CBS and CNN this week to unveil her 5-point plan to improve our national weather readiness, and publicly call on the Trump Administration to take action. Maria is leading the fight to protect our communities – but calling out the administ…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
July 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Our communities depend on public media

Maria Cantwell for Senate This week, Senate Republicans approved President Trump’s proposal to claw back billions of dollars of funding already allocated by Congress, including $1.1 billion for the non-partisan, non-profit Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). I voted NO because …
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
July 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM

Maria went on Face the Nation and made one thing clear:

Maria Cantwell for Senate This weekend, Senator Cantwell went on Face the Nation and made one thing clear: “We as a nation shouldn’t be second to Europe or anybody in being a weather-ready nation. We should be the smartest government in the world.” Screenshot from CBS' Face the Nation…
  Action via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
July 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM

the latest on Trump’s trade war

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you see this call to action from Maria? The Trump Administration is still failing to secure trade deals, while American families and businesses are left to face higher prices and play catch-up. Maria is still fighting against the administration’s tariffs-f…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
July 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Kicking the can down the road again

Maria Cantwell for Senate Back in April, the Trump Administration paused its sweeping tariffs to renegotiate “90 deals in 90 days” with U.S. trade partners – that deadline is today, and the Administration has nothing to show for it. They’ve failed to deliver on the promises of securin…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
July 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM

This is disastrous.

Maria Cantwell for Senate After more late-night debates, House Republicans just narrowly passed their cruel and reckless budget bill. I voted NO against this bill just days ago, because it will cause irreparable harm to Washingtonians and Americans nationwide. This is the largest cut …
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
July 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM

the last message

Maria Cantwell for Senate It's Maria with one last message about tonight’s FEC deadline. I’m proud to represent Washington in the Senate and fight hard for our working families. I’ve gone to bat for reproductive rights, Social Security and Medicaid, a clean energy future, and so much m…
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM

closing the gap

Maria Cantwell for Senate 6/30 FEC Fundraising Update Goal: $25,000 Left to Raise: $6,552 Time remaining until deadline: Time is running out, and we need your help to close the gap before tonight’s Federal Election Commission (FEC) deadline. Rush a contribution no…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Before midnight

Maria Cantwell for Senate It's no exaggeration to say that there is a lot at stake right now. The Trump Administration and GOP majorities have been in office for nearly six months, and all they have done is sow division and fight among themselves, and fail to keep their campaign promis…
  Senate Update via Friends of Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Mike, take a Hike!

Maria Cantwell for Senate Good news: thanks to Maria’s leadership and national outcry from people like you, the GOP was forced to abandon their public land grab. But don’t celebrate just yet — because now they’re mad as hell and they’re coming back for more. Senator Mike Lee made it …
  Sam, Team Cantwell · [email protected]
June 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Today: GOP voting to sell off public lands

Maria Cantwell for Senate This morning, Senate Republicans released their latest budget proposal — and despite a nationwide outcry it still includes Senator Mike Lee’s outrageous plan to sell off over 1.2 million acres of our public lands. It’s part of a broader push by the Trump Admi…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM

Your inbox is probably filled with messages like this

Maria Cantwell for Senate Hi, it’s Maria again. I know you’ve been hearing a lot from my team this week (and probably quite a few other campaigns too), so I’m going to keep this short. My team and I set an ambitious goal: to raise another $25,000 before Monday night’s FEC deadline. Bu…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM

over the last 6 months

Maria Cantwell for Senate In the last six months, we’ve seen what happens when GOP extremists gain power. They’ve used their control of the White House and both houses of Congress to further their attacks on working families, Medicaid, abortion access, public lands, and more. That’s w…
  Washington Update via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Public lands are the backbone of our country

Maria Cantwell for Senate President Trump and Senate Republicans want to sell off more than 1.2 million acres of public land across the Western U.S., including right here in Washington. We’re standing with Maria at this pivotal moment to make it clear that we won’t let them turn our wil…
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM

We won’t let them sell off public lands

Maria Cantwell for Senate ICYMI: Senate Republicans are still barreling forward with their outrageous proposal to sell off more than 1.2 million acres of public lands – and Maria is still fighting back.   KREM (CBS Spokane) 'The most anti-American deal I can imagine': Outdoor recre…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM

The state of reproductive rights

Maria Cantwell for Senate Abortion bans and harsh restrictions on reproductive care put lives at risk. The reality of our country three years after the Dobbs decision is undeniable. Across the nation, women are being denied emergency care and life-saving treatment, women and families …
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
June 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM

We must keep fighting

Maria Cantwell for Senate Today marks three years since the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and ripping reproductive rights away from millions. Maria has been hard at work in the Senate defending reproductive freedom at h…