Cantwell introduces bill to combat AI deepfakes to protect journalism
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced on Friday, July 12, the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT), to combat the rise of harmful AI deepfakes. The bill would set new federal transparency guidelines for marking, authenticating, and […]
Cantwell celebrates opening of new Project Kuiper satellite facility in Kirkland
KIRKLAND—United States Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Kirkland Mayor Kelli Curtis, Brian Huseman, VP of Public Policy and Community Engagement at Amazon, Steven Metayer, VP of Project Kuiper Production Operations at Amazon, and Dr. Amy Morrison, President of the Lake Washington Institute of Technology for the grand opening of the new 172,000-square-foot Project Kuiper satellite […]
Murray, Cantwell, Larsen, DelBene secure $19 million to construct new family-style military homes
WASHINGTON, D.C.—With passage of the $467.5 billion spending package on Friday, March 8 that avoids a shutdown by funding portions of the federal government until September 30, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), along with Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02), secured $19 million for the construction of 88 family-style homes […]
Housing for homeless WA children among six affordable projects secured by Cantwell
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), on March 8, secured $6.5 million in the Fiscal Year 2024 spending package for half a dozen affordable housing projects that will provide hundreds of families and children throughout Washington state a place to live. “These projects will create new housing for the people in the State of Washington who need […]
Cantwell, apple growers, India Consul General celebrate export gains
SEATTLE—United States Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Prakash Gupta, the Consul General of the newly-opened India Consulate in Seattle, along with apple growers from Central Washington and labor and officials at the Port of Seattle on February 20 to celebrate a hugely successful apple shipping season. This is the first season since India dropped their […]
Washington Rail Systems to Receive $76.8M in Infrastructure Upgrades Thanks to Cantwell-Championed Program
WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2023—The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration announced two investments in Washington state’s rail system infrastructure on September 20 that will improve efficiency of a major agricultural corridor in Eastern Washington and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Tacoma. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) received $72.8 million to design and construct upgrades […]
Cantwell announces $44.6 million to offset Washington Ferries hybrid-electric conversions
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2023—Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that $44.6 million (29.7%) of the $150 million cost of converting three Washington State Ferries to hybrid-electric propulsion systems will be covered by federal funding. The contract has been awarded to Vigor, which will conduct the work at its Harbor Island shipyard in Seattle. […]
Cantwell helps secures $10 million for UW to train semiconductor workers
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 29, 2023—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced on Wednesday that the University of Washington will receive $10 million to help train more semiconductor industry workers as part of the U.S.-Japan University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research & Development in Semiconductors (UPWARDS) for […]
WA to receive $1.2 Billion for Broadband Infrastructure thanks to Cantwell and Murray
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2023—Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the State of Washington will receive $1,227,742,066 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to help expand broadband access to areas that […]
Cantwell demands full accounting of Southwest Airlines’ refunds after holiday travel disruptions
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 19, 2023—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who chairs the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to Southwest Airlines COO Andrew Watterson last Wednesday demanding additional information about refunds being provided to customers impacted by the airline’s December 2022 holiday travel disruptions. The letter follows an assertion from Watterson […]
