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U.S. Senator from Washington
Born
October 13, 1958
Age 67
Phone
(202) 224-3441
Office
511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Washington

Maria Cantwell

Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician serving as the junior U.S. senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.

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Voting Record — 851
Yes31%
No69%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align97%
Cross-party2%
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Maria Cantwell
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Maria's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 24 sponsored · 162 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 22(source)
If you want free speech, if you want freedom of expression, you also have to have a free press. I appeared on Morning Joe today to say that FCC Chair Brendan Carr should come before the Commerce Committee and talk about his actions.
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 20(source)
It will also overload our health care system with unnecessary doctor’s visits. We should be taking actions to make vaccines more accessible and affordable for seniors, especially as we enter flu season. (4/4)
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 20(source)
The committee’s vote to require 'shared clinical decision-making' for the COVID-19 vaccine is just another attempt to impose barriers to access, while creating confusion about whether Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance will cover the cost. (3/4)
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 20(source)
Secretary Kennedy’s committee members who believe in pseudoscience should not be making decisions that affect the accessibility and affordability of life-saving vaccines. (2/4)
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 20(source)
As the Committee with jurisdiction over the FCC, it is our constitutional duty to conduct oversight over this matter and demand Chairman Carr answer for this unprecedented attack on the First Amendment. (2/2)
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 20(source)
Tonight I sent a letter to Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz requesting he call FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify before the committee following Carr's threats to use the regulatory power of the FCC to compel ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel. (1/2)
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 19(source)
In a follow-up letter to Secretary of State Rubio, I am demanding answers about two violent attacks on American citizens in the West Bank, including the fatal shooting of UW student Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi.
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 19(source)
Small businesses deserve stability and certainty, and I want to fight every day until they get it. The Supreme Court must end these tariffs. The President must follow the law. Small businesses must be repaid for the illegal tariffs. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Cantwell, Northwest business owners denounce import taxes as Supreme Court prepares to consider Trump's tariff authority
WASHINGTON – Sen. Maria Cantwell and small business owners from the Northwest spoke in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday to highlight how President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy has hurt ...
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 19(source)
Pleased to join @booker.senate.gov on his bill that aims to deter rising destabilizing violence against innocent civilians in the West Bank. It would authorize sanctions against those who commit violent acts undermining peace, security, and stability. (1/2)
A Bill: To prevent violence in the West Bank and authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person endangering United States national security and undermining prospects for a two-state solution by committing illegal violent acts.
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 19(source)
We can't afford to go back to the situation we had before the ACA, when 1 of every 7 Americans didn't have health insurance. We can't afford the wave of uncompensated care costs that will hit hospitals and eventually, all of us. Let's quickly act to extend the ACA tax credits.
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 19(source)
I am introducing an amendment calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the creation of a multinational force to protect delivery of humanitarian aid and support any final diplomatic two-state solution.
Sen. Cantwell’s Sense of Congress calls for: • An immediate ceasefire in Gaza; and • Organizing a multinational force that includes international peacekeepers from NATO, major non-NATO allies, and members of the League of Arab States in coordination with local Palestinian civil leaders. The peacekeepers would support: o Delivery of food, water, and medical supplies; o Capacity building for water, sanitation, electricity, health care, and food delivery systems; and o Final implementation of a diplomatic two-state solution.
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 18(source)
Republican policies making it harder for us to hold down health care costs should stop. The cost of health care has risen 4.2% in the last six months, and Americans are facing higher bills in general. The Trump administration is ignoring these real-life impacts on families.
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Senate Commerce Dems@commerce.senate.govSep 18(source)
FCC Chair Carr has no authority to police speech he or the President dislike—especially with a $6.2B merger pending before the FCC. Threatening broadcast licenses to silence critics is censorship, not public service. #FreePress #FCC #FirstAmendment
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.govSep 18(source)
The Department of Energy heard our history lesson and made the right decision to protect 3,000 jobs and support the over 20-year, $24 billion investment we made to protect the Columbia River and Tri-Cities community from radioactive tank waste. (1/2) www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
WA treatment plant gets go-ahead to treat radioactive waste
Feds sign off on startup after rumors the massive Hanford plant was being stalled, says senator.
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Voting History
851 total votes
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DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2026-06-04—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hassan Amdt. No. 5535)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-06-04S. 2 (119th)Motion (Ossoff Motion to Commit S. 2 to the Committee on the Judiciary with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-50)
2026-06-04—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 5514)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (46-53, 3/5 majority required)
2026-06-04—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 5512)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (53-46, 3/5 majority required)
2026-06-04—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Tillis Amdt. No. 5452)NONO✓Motion Rejected (15-84)
2026-06-04S. 2 (119th)Motion (Schumer motion to commit S.2 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-50)
2026-06-03S. 2 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)
2026-06-03S.J. Res. 188 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-53)
2026-06-02—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2026-06-02—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2026-06-02—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2026-06-01—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)
2026-05-20—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-47)
2026-05-19S.J. Res. 185 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 185YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Agreed to (50-47)
2026-05-19—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-47)
2026-05-19—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-38)
2026-05-19—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-38)
2026-05-18S. Res. 690 (119th)Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (46-43)
2026-05-14S. Res. 690 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-05-13S.J. Res. 130 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-53)
2026-05-13S.J. Res. 141 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-50)
2026-05-13S.J. Res. 132 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-52)
2026-05-13—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2026-05-13S. Res. 526 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYES✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (99-0, 3/5 majority required)
2026-05-13S.J. Res. 163 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 163YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (49-50)
2026-05-12—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2026-05-12—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-05-11—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
2026-05-11S. Res. 690 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Resolution Agreed to (46-45)
2026-04-30S.J. Res. 184 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 184YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-30S. Res. 690 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-04-29S.J. Res. 99 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-29S.J. Res. 139 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-29—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (59-39)
2026-04-28S.J. Res. 124 (119th)Point of Order S.J.Res. 124NONO✓Point of Order Well Taken (51-47)
2026-04-28S. Res. 690 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2026-04-27—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-37)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Accept House changesNONO✓Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (50-48)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-49)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-50)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-23S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Rejected (25-73)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794)NONO✓Motion Rejected (50-48, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414)NONO✓Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)

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