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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Hails DOE Secretary’s First Visit to Hanford</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=bd7d3df6-d29d-46d0-83e0-8fa690de6dc4</link>
				<description>On April 9 Cantwell secured commitment from Sec. Moniz to visit Hanford ...</description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>In FCC Nomination Hearing, Cantwell Urges Scrutiny of Media Cross-Ownership and Shared Services Agreements</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=2e7e92f0-d94f-4552-b040-4e967558ecae</link>
				<description>Cantwell: ‘There is going to be an adherence to – not a continued move on – consolidation’...</description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Votes with Key Committee to Pass Small Business Lending and Disaster Relief Bills</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=993efd0e-299a-4306-85dd-33dfcb2e0edf</link>
				<description>Small Business Committee passes bills to expand access to capital, and improve small business disaster loan program ...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Statement on the Opening of the Skagit River Bridge</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=3f29962f-8387-4a9c-a782-5d41847d418e</link>
				<description>WASHINGTON, D.C. &amp;ndash; Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released the following statement in response to the announcement that the repaired Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge will open to traffic on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

&amp;ldquo;The opening of the Skagit River Bridge is great news for c...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>In Wake of Skagit Bridge Collapse, Cantwell Pushes Bill to Help Small Businesses Recover from Emergencies</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=e0bd6285-8908-4c7f-ba1d-1c4904367464</link>
				<description>In Small Business Committee, Cantwell urges passage of bill to give small businesses more options to get loans after disasters...</description>
				<author>Cantwell after Skagit visit: ‘I can tell you in real terms, this is very important legislation’</author>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Northwest Washington Delegation Announces $15.6 Million for Skagit River Bridge Repairs</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=99e5a860-1d83-4ca0-8822-9ae30a5f67f7</link>
				<description>Murray, Cantwell, Larsen, DelBene applaud USDOT emergency funding to support an I-5 Bridge replacement...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Announces DOE Secretary to Make First Hanford Visit on June 19</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=7e5e6d3d-444d-42a4-a9dd-77ab6f5354ca</link>
				<description>Cantwell secured commitment from Moniz to visit the site at an Energy hearing on April 9 ...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell, Senators Call for Investigation into NSA Phone Records, Data Collection</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=b358739a-02ae-4d55-b7a1-1ba5f982c721</link>
				<description>Coalition of senators ask board to review NSA programs, privacy concerns...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Senate OKs huge farm bill </title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-about-maria?ContentRecord_id=30dc90cf-2a20-4e3e-b3a3-f95730efa0fe</link>
				<description>The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts to food stamps.

The bill passed on a bipartisan 66-27 vote. The legislation, which costs almost $100 billion annually, also would e...</description>
				<author>AP - Mary Clare Jalonick </author>
				<category>News About Maria</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Statement on Vote to Move Forward on Immigration Reform Bill</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=fe96f3d8-a961-45c4-bbaf-9b8f0a4ac06e</link>
				<description>Cantwell: ‘It’s time to fix the broken immigration system’...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>At Hearing, Cantwell Highlights Need for Ocean Acidification Monitoring</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=2754204e-96e5-4a4a-937e-75558b083e4e</link>
				<description>Acidification monitoring buoys critical to Washington state’s $110 million shellfish industry...</description>
				<author>University of Washington professor appears in Senate hearing</author>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>At Hearing, Cantwell Highlights Need for Ocean Acidification Monitoring</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/video-audio?ContentRecord_id=51a88a03-5873-4e63-806b-0111417eb713</link>
				<description>WASHINGTON, D.C. &amp;ndash; Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) highlighted the importance of ocean acidification monitoring buoys to Washington state&amp;rsquo;s coastal economy during an U.S. Senate Oceans, Fisheries, Coast Guard, and Atmospheric subcommittee hearing.

For more information: http:/...</description>
				<category>Video</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell, Senators Introduce Bill to Make Permanent Key Tax Credit for Washington State Jobs</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=95cde6d2-564d-4308-9fbc-dfb13c1329b8</link>
				<description>Legislation would make New Markets Tax Credit permanent ...</description>
				<author>New Markets Tax Credit has supported job creation at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and Vancouver’s Farwest Steel</author>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>5 West Coast Senators Call on White House to Consider Bristol Bay Mine’s Threat to Fishing Jobs</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=1046297f-513c-4ef7-ac64-42dcfd9f5026</link>
				<description>5 West Coast Senators Call on White House to Consider Bristol Bay Mine’s Threat to Fishing Jobs...</description>
				<author>Senators urge the President to use ‘science-based approach’ to ensure salmon are protected</author>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Hails Senate Passage of Farm Bill that Supports Central Washington Jobs</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=a087673f-339f-472b-8595-f98c5f87a43f</link>
				<description>Legislation supports agriculture research, export programs critical to Central Washington farmers...</description>
				<author>Senate bill contains Cantwell-backed provisions for potatoes, cherries and apples</author>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Hails Senate Passage of Farm Bill That Could Make School Meals Healthier</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=359e78a2-0547-4bf1-afad-d07b3c889400</link>
				<description>Bill includes Cantwell’s Pulse School Pilot that could mean more peas, lentils and chickpeas in school lunches ...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Hails Senate Passage of Farm Bill That Supports Eastern WA Jobs, Healthier School Meals</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=5f4dee0a-3b54-4646-8c1e-42901af3e238</link>
				<description>Bipartisan bill includes Cantwell’s ‘Pulse School Pilot’ to improve health of school meals...</description>
				<author>Senate Farm Bill set to increase demand for Eastern Washington peas and lentils, and support agriculture jobs </author>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Five Western senators question Obama on proposed Alaskan mine</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-about-maria?ContentRecord_id=e5f5f894-127d-4b72-acc9-7df3bf59a06e</link>
				<description>Five Democratic senators are asking President Obama to consider blocking a proposed mine in Alaska&amp;rsquo;s Bristol Bay, a move that could heighten pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency to veto the project.

In a letter Monday, the group of senators from Washington, Oregon and California, ...</description>
				<author>Washington Post – Juliet Eilperin</author>
				<category>News About Maria</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Four in state delegation voted to limit surveillance</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-about-maria?ContentRecord_id=62bc06f2-21c7-4069-b28a-0f3c6a3bc70e</link>
				<description>Four Democratic members of Washington state's congressional delegation have repeatedly voted against authorizing the kind of vast surveillance of electronic communications the National Security Agency conducted with cooperation from Microsoft, Google and other Internet companies.

The lawmakers -- ...</description>
				<author>Seattle Times – Kyung M. Song</author>
				<category>News About Maria</category>
				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cantwell Holds Roundtable with Skagit County Business Leaders</title>
				<link>http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=19759cf0-65b8-4d52-9253-40a908bdf003</link>
				<description>Local business leaders discuss impacts of bridge collapse on local economy...</description>
				<category>Press Releases</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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