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Maria Cantwell

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Ranking Member, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee  

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Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) speaking at a hearing earlier this year.
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Democrats Accuse Administration of Cutting Spending at NASA and NOAA
OCT 03, 2025
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Fusion Industry Seeks $10 Billion Injection of Federal Money
SEP 23, 2025
Neil Jacobs testifies at his Senate nomination hearing on July 9, 2025.
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Senators Press NOAA Nominees on Budget and Staffing Cuts
JUL 11, 2025
FCC Commission Meeting Room
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Spectrum Auctions Raise Concerns for Scientists
JUN 25, 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 4.
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Commerce Secretary Grilled on NOAA Staffing Shortages
JUN 11, 2025
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speak with reporters as they depart a meeting about the reconciliation bill at the U.S. Capitol on May 20.
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What’s in Store for Science in Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill
MAY 22, 2025
Rick Spinrad, the head of NOAA during the Biden administration, speaks at a rally outside the agency’s headquarters on March 3.
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NOAA Supporters Protest Mass Layoffs
MAR 04, 2025
Members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
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Congress Fills Out Leadership of Science Committees
FEB 27, 2025
OSTP director nominee Michael Kratsios at his confirmation hearing on Feb. 25.
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OSTP Director Nominee Talks Federal Layoffs and R&D Strategy
FEB 26, 2025
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) speaking at the World Economic Forum in 2023.
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Final NDAA Includes Funding for CHIPS Act Tech Hubs
DEC 16, 2024
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Science Leaders in Place for 118th Congress
MAR 30, 2023
Arati Prabhakar
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OSTP Director Nominee Arati Prabhakar Clears Committee Hurdle
JUL 28, 2022
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Compromise Version of COMPETES Act Set for Final Votes
JUL 22, 2022
Todd Young
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Senators Pump Brakes on Endless Frontier Act
APR 16, 2021

Bills Sponsored By This Individual

S. 2126
119th Congress
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Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025
OCT 21, 2025 – Advanced by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
S. 306
119th Congress
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Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025
SEP 10, 2025 – Passed by Senate
S. 2583
119th Congress
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NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act of 2025
JUL 31, 2025 – Introduced in Senate
S. 1626
119th Congress
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National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
MAY 21, 2025 – Advanced by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee