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  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…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM

I’m fighting to protect our national forests

Maria Cantwell for Senate The climate crisis and its impacts aren’t slowing down, which means that protecting our last remaining forestlands has never been more urgent. As a longtime proponent of preserving our public lands, I’m reupping the fight to make Roadless Rule protections perm…
  Updates via Cantwell.com · [email protected]
June 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM

We’re seeing the damage of Trump’s tariffs

Maria Cantwell for Senate The New York Times: U.S. Court Agrees to Keep Trump Tariffs Intact as Appeal Gets Underway “The appeals court’s decision delivered an important but interim victory for the Trump administration.” The roller coaster of Trump’s reckless trade war conti…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Public media is critically important

Maria Cantwell for Senate Public television and radio have long been a pillar of our communities, bringing quality journalism, children’s programming, emergency alert services, and other vitally important information to every corner of America for free. Yet, the Trump Administration l…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM

This is not normal.

Maria Cantwell for Senate I am furious – Yesterday, Senator Alex Padilla was handcuffed, dragged out, and pinned to the floor by federal officers while attempting to ask a question at a press conference with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. A sitting United States Senator was physically re…
  Medicaid Update via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
June 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM

Millions of Americans will lose health coverage

Maria Cantwell for Senate Last week, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released new data on the impact of Trump and the GOP’s proposed cuts to Medicaid, and it’s dire. In total, 16 million Americans will lose their health care coverage, including more than 300,000 Washingtonians. And…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Trump is putting our communities at risk

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you see this message from the team? Trump's cuts to NOAA have jeopardized the safety of our communities as Washington prepares for a wildfire season with a higher-than-average risk predicted across the state. It's no exaggeration to say that lives are at s…
  Survey via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
June 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM

Trump’s plan isn’t good enough

Maria Cantwell for Senate The Washington Post: NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms “The agency acknowledged ‘urgent action is needed to sustain mission-critical operations,’ as peak severe weather and hurricane season approach.” After laying off m…
  Cantwell Media Alerts · [email protected]
June 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM

Did you see Maria?

Maria Cantwell for Senate Last week, House Republicans narrowly passed Trump’s massive budget bill that slashes taxes for the ultra-wealthy by cutting more than $700 billion from Medicaid and other critical programs. As this bill heads to the Senate, Maria is ready to fight back. ICYM…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
June 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM

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

Maria Cantwell for Senate Instead of working to help working families, all that the Trump Administration and GOP majorities have done is break promises and hand favors to billionaires. Trump and GOP leaders said they would lower everyday costs, without cutting Medicaid. Yet, they’ve do…
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
May 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Need to prepare ASAP

Maria Cantwell for Senate Our end-of-month deadline is looming, and we can’t fall short with so much at stake. Make a grassroots donation ASAP to help Democratic leaders like Maria prepare for the fights ahead >> DONATE This Administration and its GOP sup…
  Maria · [email protected]
May 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM

This is important

Maria Cantwell for Senate Instead of working to lower everyday costs for families, Trump and Congressional Republicans have advanced a budget that slashes more than $700 billion in funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs – but gives corporations and the ultra-wealthy ma…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
May 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM

Help families – not billionaires

Maria Cantwell for Senate Instead of working to lower everyday costs for families, Trump and Congressional Republicans have advanced a budget that slashes more than $700 billion in funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs – but gives corporations and the ultra-wealthy ma…
  Washington Updates via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
May 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Devastating cuts

Maria Cantwell for Senate FIRST: GOP leadership unveiled its sweeping plan to gut Medicaid funding to give billionaires massive tax benefits. Maria jumped into action, traveling the state to elevate the voices of those who will be most hurt by these budget cuts. THEN: Republicans ramm…
  Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
May 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Maria needs us

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…
  MariaCantwell.com · [email protected]
May 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM

making sure you saw

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did Maria reach you? She’s on the front line of defense in the Senate, standing up to attacks against the critical services and benefits on which millions of Americans rely. But she can’t do it alone. MAGA loyalists are ready to go against anyone who defies th…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
May 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Help families, not billionaires

Maria Cantwell for Senate Instead of working to lower everyday costs for families, Trump and Congressional Republicans have advanced a budget that slashes more than $700 billion in funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs – but gives corporations and the ultra-wealthy ma…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
May 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM

cutting more than $700 billion

Maria Cantwell for Senate This week, House Republicans narrowly passed Trump’s massive budget bill that slashes taxes for the ultra-wealthy by cutting more than $700 billion from Medicaid, food assistance programs, and job-creating clean energy projects. As this devastating bill now h…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
May 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Over $700 billion

Maria Cantwell for Senate Early yesterday morning, House Republicans narrowly passed Trump’s massive budget bill that slashes taxes for the ultra-wealthy by cutting more than $700 billion from Medicaid, food assistance programs, and job-creating clean energy projects. As this devastat…
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
May 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM

Stand with Senator Cantwell to protect Medicaid

Maria Cantwell for Senate Congressional Republicans just narrowly passed their budget plan which makes deep cuts to Medicaid – and for the 100,000 seniors and people with disabilities in Washington State, that could mean losing the care they need to survive. Senator Maria Cantwell rel…
  Updates via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
May 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Early this morning

Maria Cantwell for Senate UPDATE: Early this morning, House Republicans narrowly passed their disastrous megabill. As it heads to the Senate, we need a surge of support for Democrats like Maria who are fighting back – rush in $10 or more here: DONATE House Republicans…
  Cantwell News Alerts · [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM

Did you catch Morning Joe?

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you catch Morning Joe yesterday? Maria went on the MSNBC show to talk about the devastating effects of Trump’s trade war, and her ongoing work to rein in tariffs. Check out the full interview here:   “The Smoot-Hawley tariffs were 20%, and they caused the …
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
May 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Washingtonians rely on these programs—join Maria in protecting them

Maria Cantwell for Senate Last week, Senator Maria Cantwell led Senate Democrats in blasting the GOP for trying to gut essential funding for Meals on Wheels, Head Start, and other crucial programs to fund new tax breaks for billionaires. Nearly 50,000 Washington seniors depend on Me…
  Washington Updates [Cantwell HQ] · [email protected]
May 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Medicaid cuts would devastate Washington

Maria Cantwell for Senate ICYMI – From Wenatchee to Spokane to Seattle, Maria has been crisscrossing the state to hear directly from Washingtonians who would be directly impacted by cuts to Medicaid. The feedback from doctors, patients, and health care providers alike is clear: Trump …
  Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Trump’s first 100 days

Maria Cantwell for Senate We’re officially 100 days into the new Trump Administration, and one thing is very clear: Americans are fed up. In fact, polls show that Trump’s approval rating at the 100-day mark is the lowest of any president in the past 70 years. Notably, the biggest disa…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
April 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM

No more offshore drilling on the West Coast!

Maria Cantwell for Senate Washington’s economy is heavily dependent on maritime commerce, which supports nearly $46 billion in revenue and over 174,000 jobs from fisheries, trade, tourism, recreation and more. But, all of this could be wiped out in an instant by an oil spill. This we…
  Washington Alert via Cantwell Headquarters · [email protected]
April 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM

What Lawrence O’Donnell said

Maria Cantwell for Senate FIRST: Maria Cantwell joined local business owners at the Port of Seattle to bring attention to the damage already done by Trump’s tariff-first economic policy. THEN: She appeared live on MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss her bold bipar…
  News Alerts via Cantwell.com · [email protected]
April 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM

“MVP of the week”

Maria Cantwell for Senate An analyst on MSNBC’s 11th Hour named Maria Cantwell as an “MVP of the week” for her work to reign in tariffs, and we couldn’t agree more. Maria isn't just talking about the reckless tariffs; she's actively leading the bipartisan push to stop them – and makin…
  Maria Cantwell’s Team · [email protected]
April 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM

Cantwell: finally getting the attention of the GOP by making news on tariffs

Maria Cantwell for Senate Maria Cantwell is everywhere—and for good reason. This week, she appeared live on MSNBC’s "All In with Chris Hayes" and on CNN International, and even pressed the U.S. Trade Representative directly in a Senate hearing. Maria isn't just talking about the reckl…
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
April 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM

about these tariffs –

Maria Cantwell for Senate This is big news. We’re making real progress and there’s only one person to thank for that — Senator Maria Cantwell. FIRST, Senator Cantwell pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the administration's rushed implementation of sweeping tariffs w…
  Washington Alert via Cantwell Headquarters · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM

Maria's Taking on Tariffs—We Need You!

Maria Cantwell for Senate When Jen Psaki said: “Last week showed that the Democratic Party still has a lot of life in it” – she called out Democrat Maria Cantwell for introducing bipartisan legislation to limit Trump’s power to implement tariffs by name. Having worked alongside Maria,…
  Team Cantwell · [email protected]
April 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM

ICYMI:

Maria Cantwell for Senate ICYMI – Maria went on CBS’ Face the Nation to talk about her bold new bipartisan bill to restore Congress’ authority and responsibility over trade decisions. This legislation is a huge step toward bringing transparency and accountability back to U.S. trade pol…
  Media Alerts via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
April 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM

Don't Miss This: Senator Cantwell on National TV Tomorrow

Maria Cantwell for Senate Tomorrow morning, our Senator Maria Cantwell—top Democrat on the powerful Commerce and Finance Committees—will be on CBS' Face the Nation to talk about her bold new bipartisan bill to rein in unchecked presidential power on tariffs and put trade decisions back…
  Media Alerts via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
April 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM

Maria is fighting back

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you see the big news?   The Seattle Times: Cantwell leads bipartisan push to give Congress control over tariffs “‘We’re going to see the price of cars go up, and the fact that the American public can’t afford grocery costs, health care costs, or housing …
  [RECORDBREAKER] Team Cantwell · [email protected]
April 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Senator Cantwell is standing with Cory Booker – will you too?

Maria Cantwell for Senate We are in a defining moment. Senator Cory Booker took a historic stand on the Senate floor — calling out the Trump budget’s dangerous plan to gut Medicaid, dismantle Social Security, and weaken the very services working Americans rely on. And Senator Maria Ca…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
April 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM

Can you help me out before midnight?

Maria Cantwell for Senate I’m reaching out one last time before tonight’s deadline. https://go.cantwell.com/a/march This is our first public Federal Election Commission (FEC) deadline – and with right-wing groups looking for Democrats to target to keep the Senate red, I’m counting on …
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
April 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM

I’m not afraid to go to bat

Maria Cantwell for Senate I’m not afraid to go to bat on the issues that matter most to Washingtonians. Just in the first two months of the year, the Trump Administration and GOP majorities in Congress have rolled back our hard-fought progress on countless issues, allowed unelected bi…
  Senate HQ Washington Watch · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM

🚨Maria Cantwell “It's time for Congress to reassert that authority”

Maria Cantwell for Senate Did you see this headline?   SEATTLE TIMES: New Trump tariffs on auto imports could hit hard at WA ports President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on foreign cars and car parts mean more economic risk for Washington… Trump’s reckless trade war just landed anothe…
  Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
March 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM

leading the fight to protect Social Security

Maria Cantwell for Senate This week, Senator Maria Cantwell didn’t just show up – she threw down to protect Social Security. While Trump and Republicans scheme to gut Social Security and hand more power to their billionaire friends, Maria stepped in and exposed their agenda for exactl…
  ALERTS via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
March 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM

A danger to Medicaid

Maria Cantwell for Senate Today, the Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to advance Dr. Oz’s nomination as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Maria voted NO. President Trump and the GOP are pushing forward with their plan to slash $880 billio…
  News Alerts via Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
March 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM

Fighting for Medicaid

Maria Cantwell for Senate Since Congressional Republicans cleared the way for major cuts to essential government functions, Maria has been working tirelessly to defend Medicaid from similar cuts that would devastate Washingtonians and Americans everywhere.   ‘Tsunami of cuts’: Apple He…
  Team Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Trump’s trade war takes aim at Washington State

Maria Cantwell for Senate “Make no mistake about it – one of the states that could see the biggest economic impacts from this is ours. And we have to be very loud about how foregoing an alliance approach of building more opportunities is really what we should be doing, if we want to w…
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Let me know what you think

Maria Cantwell for Senate This is a critical moment. With the Trump Administration and GOP majorities in Congress poised to slash funding for programs on which millions of Americans rely, I need to hear directly from you. Make your stance clear: Do you support cuts to Medicaid funding…
  Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
March 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Medicaid is on the chopping block. Where do you stand?

Maria Cantwell for Senate Congressional Republicans are pushing for deep cuts to Medicaid – a move that would strip health care from millions of Americans, including 1.8 million Washingtonians who rely on Apple Health. Do you support cuts to Medicaid funding? Take our survey now: …
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
March 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM

Disastrous consequences

Maria Cantwell for Senate Last week, the Trump Administration continued taking a sledgehammer to the federal government by firing more than 880 workers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This move will have disastrous consequences for Washington state, …
  Maria Cantwell · [email protected]
March 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM

holding the line

Maria Cantwell for Senate The Trump Administration has been in office for just over a month, and all they have done is sow chaos and division, and fail to keep their campaign promises. Trump and GOP leaders said they would lower everyday costs, without cutting Medicaid. Yet, they’ve do…
  Cantwell HQ · [email protected]
February 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM

Tax-giveaways to ultra rich

Maria Cantwell for Senate Instead of working to lower everyday costs for families, Trump and Congressional Republicans are pushing a budget that slashes Medicaid funding by $880 billion – but gives corporations and the ultra-wealthy tax cuts to the tune of $4 trillion. This is inexcus…
  Friends of Maria · [email protected]
February 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Maria Cantwell for Senate Although we’re not even two full months into the new year, we’ve been inundated with troubling headlines coming out of the other Washington. Whether it’s threats to Social Security and Medicaid, attacks on reproductive freedom, or economic uncertainty, it’s ea…