Native Americans have faced and risen above tremendous challenges. Today, on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor Native history and celebrate the first inhabitants of our country.
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
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U.S. Senator from Washington State | Ranking Member @commerce.senate.gov | RS≠endorsement
@cantwell.senate.gov@cantwell.senate.govWe had a great crowd at yesterday's Main Street Promise Celebration in Vancouver. The community had a vision for Main Street, and that vision has become a reality. Congratulations, Vancouver!
@cantwell.senate.govIt was great meeting with Gabriela Whitemarsh, the 2026 Washington State Teacher of the Year. Gabriela teaches advanced mathematics in both English and Spanish and is an advocate for bilingual education. Thank you Gabriela for the lifechanging work you do with Pasco’s youth!
@cantwell.senate.govTonight the Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act 77-22.
@cantwell.senate.govVoting in America is a right. And as Hayward Evans of the Seattle King County NAACP says, that precious right has been denied to too many in our nation’s history.
@cantwell.senate.govThis #NationalPublicLandsDay, you can stand up for our public lands by submitting a comment in support of the Roadless Rule at www.regulations.gov/document/FS-.... We must preserve our national forests for all Americans to enjoy. (2/2)
@cantwell.senate.govThe Trump administration is threatening to repeal the Roadless Rule, which protects some of America’s last remaining wild forests from development. (1/2)
@cantwell.senate.govShe dedicated her life to championing communities too often left behind while mentoring the next generation of leaders. Seattle is better and stronger because of her leadership. Dolores’ friends and family are in my thoughts during this difficult time. (2/2)
@cantwell.senate.govDolores Sibonga was a giant in our community whose impact and trailblazing legacy will live on. She was the first woman of color elected to the Seattle City Council and the first Filipino American to pass the Washington State bar exam. (1/2)
@cantwell.senate.govPowerful words from Vancouver NAACP Vice President, Rev. Michael Jones Jr.: “Voting rights in America have been expanded through struggle, not convenience. This is not just a political issue. This is a civil rights issue.”
@cantwell.senate.govThe costs of President Trump’s unnecessary war with Iran continue to mount, and the American people want it to end. We have lost valuable lives, and the conflict is compounding the burden of high gas and grocery prices at home.
@cantwell.senate.govI am honored to be a recipient of #NAFTAE’s Friend of Adult Learners Award. It’s my pleasure to support adult learners by strengthening adult education opportunities. Thank you NAFTAE.
@cantwell.senate.govThis #AeroWeek, we celebrate the 100,000+ aerospace workers and 1,500+ companies in Washington state creating the future of flight and space exploration.
WA boasts over 100 years of commercial aviation heritage and we are proud to be a leader in the aerospace industry.
@cantwell.senate.govI want these rules in place because sports is about any given Saturday. It’s not about whether you have a billionaire in your backyard. It’s about whether you can coach, recruit, have academic performance, & have fairness. But that fairness does not exist today without this bill.
@cantwell.senate.govA strong bipartisan group of Senators voted to advance discussion of college sports reforms. With the drag on higher education that athletic departments are causing, this discussion can't happen soon enough. Women's and Olympic sports need immediate shoring up.
@cantwell.senate.govWe must rein in runaway athletics spending or face the consequences of a brain drain that threatens our global leadership in science and technology. (3/3)
@cantwell.senate.govWe're seeing universities transfer general fund money to cover athletic department deficits, dip into endowments to sustain their general funds, and beg state legislatures for even more sports dollars. (2/3)
@cantwell.senate.govThis report demonstrates how the unsustainable growth in spending on college sports is amplifying the broader financial pressures on colleges and universities. (1/3)
@cantwell.senate.govI still encourage Washingtonians to stay vigilant, vote early, and use drop boxes when possible to avoid delays in the postal system. (2/2)
@cantwell.senate.govThis close to the election we need stability, not disenfranchisement and confusion. I’m glad a majority of the Supreme Court Justices rejected Trump’s mail-in ballot scheme that would have created chaos and denied many Americans the right to vote. (1/2)