Sen. Maria Cantwell

Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell

1/ There are more than 900,000 pieces of space junk passing over our heads every day, including abandoned Government satellites. 🚀🛰️https://t.co/dtSjW5qMHI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @commercedems: Cleaning up Space Junk🛰️ 900K+ space junk pieces pass over us every day. @SenatorCantwell @SenatorHick @SenLummis @Senat… — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ I’m proud that the State of Washington contributes to many facets of the U.S. semiconductor industry, but we need to scale up as a country so that prices can go down. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ As many as 3,000 semiconductors are needed per vehicle made today, meaning that problems with the chips supply chain can turn into the 40% increase in used car prices we saw this year. — PolitiTweet.org

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1/ We fought to pass the CHIPS and Science Act so that the United States is poised to be a leader in automobile innovation, and those good paying jobs will stay in America. — PolitiTweet.org

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19/ When the bridge shut down two years ago, it turned West Seattle into an accidental island. It cut us off from a key part of our city, a key part of our history, and a key part of our tradition. And finally, that will be reunited.🎉 — PolitiTweet.org

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18/ Sunday is going to be a day that hundreds of Puget Sound residents have been waiting for. I'm so glad we're going to be giving it to them. — PolitiTweet.org

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17/ I want to thank all our federal partners, and thank the City of Seattle, and to thank everybody involved in the Department of Transportation, locally and nationally. — PolitiTweet.org

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16/ Overall, this corridor carries goods to international markets from 13 states supporting 20,000 jobs and generating $8.7 billion in business output. A fully functioning West Seattle Bridge is critically important to our nation's economy. — PolitiTweet.org

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15/ So in total, a big chunk, $37 million came from the Federal Government, to say yes, we understand how important West Seattle is to the city of Seattle and to the economy of Washington State. — PolitiTweet.org

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14/ The project also received money from the Local Bridge grant program $12 million, a Highway Infrastructure Grant program of $7.5 million, & the Surface Transportation program contributed $6.9 million. — PolitiTweet.org

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13/ That allowed the city to string 46 miles and 92 tons of steel and cable to compress and reinforce the bridge structure which was so important. — PolitiTweet.org

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12/ These are freight funds that were specifically for corridors that had to move a lot of freight. So we got $11 million dollars from that. Not only did that help us on the upper bridge, it helped us on the lower bridge which also had problems. — PolitiTweet.org

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11/ Working directly with their leadership & Secretary Buttigieg, we looked for funds that were critical. Senator Murray, Representative Jayapal, Representative Smith & I authored a letter saying that we wanted some the INFRA grant dollars. — PolitiTweet.org

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@USDOT 10/ Through all of that we held meetings with Mayor Durkan and her team and Washington DOT to make sure that the federal government saw how critical this project was to the West Seattle residents and to that national supply chain. — PolitiTweet.org

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@USDOT 9/ Not only did we ask Secretary Pete Buttigieg for help, but we convened meetings with the Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to tour the bridge and the East Marginal Way corridor. — PolitiTweet.org

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8/ West Seattle residents felt the worst of the pain, but it also slowed down a supply chain that was critical to moving goods in the Northwest. We wanted to make sure that @USDOT knew how important the West Seattle Bridge was to our residents & to our economy. — PolitiTweet.org

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7/ So without the bridge drivers lost their direct route and they had to really jam through the freight traffic of East Marginal Way. Not only did that slow down commuters – it also slowed down our freight & freight capacity. — PolitiTweet.org

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6/ The sudden bridge closure added so much commute time that they were concerned about whether they could keep their jobs in that capacity. We heard from people on Vashon Island & Southworth about how hard it was to get to their jobs and get to their medical appointments. — PolitiTweet.org

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5/ I heard from a partner of a Delridge resident who said he struggled to get his daughter to preschool before getting to their own job as a middle school teacher. — PolitiTweet.org

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4/ I heard from a registered nurse and a lifelong Seattle resident, she was worried about whether she and her neighbors would be able to get to the emergency room if they were needed. — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ And more than 84,000 drivers, and 25,000 bus riders had to find a new way to work. So come this Sunday the nightmare of this congestion is coming to an end. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ West Seattle is a unique & historic part of our city. It’s also a connector to a global economy. Overnight, the shutdown caused 6 miles+ of detours through the congested First Avenue South bridge, adding 30 minutes to what would be a 15 minute commute to downtown. — PolitiTweet.org

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The West Seattle Bridge is now open! My remarks at the #WestSeattleBridge reopening event ⬇️ 1/ https://t.co/cezZDrJZyb — PolitiTweet.org

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With today’s reopening – the nightmare of this congestion is coming to an end. West Seattle is a historic part of our city & also a connector to a global economy. We made sure the @USDOT knew how important the West Seattle Bridge is to our residents & our supply chain. https://t.co/kIvtuZohf1 — PolitiTweet.org

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We worked to secure $37.65 million in federal funding to repair the West Seattle Bridge. By working directly with @USDOT and @SecretaryPete, we identified these critical grant programs to reconnect a key part of the City of Seattle and a key part of our Washington state economy. https://t.co/80UflsP9J0 — PolitiTweet.org

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This bridge is essential. That’s why we worked to cobble together $37 million dollars from federal funds to cover more than half of the repair costs. Now, this headache is almost over. — PolitiTweet.org

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West Seattle is a key part of our city, both to live & to drive commerce. With the reopening of West Seattle Bridge, commuters will get to work quicker, freight will move more efficiently, & one of Seattle's most vibrant communities will be connected to the city once again.⬇️ https://t.co/92ubFuHwn2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Washington state is home to 42 aerospace companies working to provide critical development work, materials, and manufacturing supplies for the @NASAArtemis Mission – which will land the first woman and person of color on the Moon. #AeroWeek — PolitiTweet.org

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For more than 50 years, Washington state has been a leader in the aerospace industry. This National Aerospace Week, we recognize Washington’s 1,300+ aerospace companies and more than 130,000 talented workers that are creating the future of flight and space exploration. #AeroWeek — PolitiTweet.org