Lauren Bazel

Political junkie, power boater, wine lover, Jack Russell owner. Views are my own.

[Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee @commercedems]

.@SenatorCantwell spoke with the Artemis II crew and heard firsthand about what it takes to travel farther from Earth than any humans before them. Their journey both inspires and demonstrates why investing in science and exploration truly matters.

[Novogradac @NovogradacNews]

Novogradac partners Melissa Chung and Jeff Nishita kick off #NovocoLIHTC in San Diego with a video message from @SenatorCantwell. Cantwell thanked the crowd for its advocacy efforts around the LIHTC and also looked forward: “We want to build on what we’ve done.”

[Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell]

If we put AI in charge of deciding health care instead of doctors, we’re going to have some real problems.

https://t.co/HU0regtt6M

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

The SCORE Act is bad for college athletes and bad for fans of college sports. We need to defeat it.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Notable Congressional news:

For the first time, a Republican and Democrat, Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wa), have agreed on legislation to amend the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to permit conferences to pool media rights, their staffs tell @YahooSports.

[Steven Rattner @SteveRattner]

Banning big investors from buying homes isn't going to do much to increase affordability. Less than 1% of single family homes are owned by large investors.

[Steven Rattner @SteveRattner]

Donald Trump didn't inherit inflation at record levels. He inherited inflation around 3%.
#SOTU

[Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell]

I congratulate the three Republican House members who stood up for Congress’ constitutional power. Now, I hope the rest of their conference will join a united Democratic caucus in a strong vote to reject the broad tariffs that are raising costs on American families.

[Steven Rattner @SteveRattner]

Before Trump took office, retail prices were trending downwards. His tariffs reversed that pattern.

My @Morning_Joe Chart

[Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell]

.@Seahawks are global #12sEverywhere #12sAreEverywhere

[Joe Roberts @Joe_Roberts]

@springsteen is currently #1 in iTunes in 19 countries

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Bruce Springsteen on Trump: “I couldn't care less what he thinks about me. He's the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he'd be consigned to the trash heap of history."

RETWEET if you stand with @Springsteen!

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Thank you Bruce Springsteen for “Streets of Minneapolis,” a powerful tribute to Renee Good and Alex Pretti and to the strength of the people of Minnesota.

[Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell]

I see the President released a one-page health care framework today. Mr. President, today is the end of open enrollment. 80,000 people in Washington state are at risk of losing their health insurance. We need more than a one-page plan.

[Fannie Mae @FannieMae]

Lower cost apartments can help residents rebuild after the unexpected happens. That's how our Low-Income Housing Tax Credit investments help provide housing in areas impacted by natural disasters.

[Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell]

Premiums are going to increase by hundreds or thousands of dollars every month for the same coverage people had this year.

I'm asking my colleagues: let's roll up our sleeves. Let’s work to lower these health care costs.

[Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell]

So the administration is admitting that the tariff on coffee and bananas is a tax? These tariffs have been a self-imposed cost on American consumers and manufacturers. The sooner they stop this tariff policy, the sooner we will see improved American affordability.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Polls underestimated Mikie Sherrill's strength in #NJGov - and some Dems fretted it was closer after Murphy's 2021 near-death experience. Also, decades since a Dem replaced a two-term Dem.

But she's ending up w biggest Dem margin in 24 years, bigger than Murphy '17.

[ACC Football @ACCFootball]

IT’S JUMPIN’ IN BLACKSBURG ⚡

[Sen. Maria Cantwell @SenatorCantwell]

The SCORE Act “is not reform, it’s regression,” says Meghann Burke, Exec. Director of @nwsl_players. “We need athletes, men and women alike… to have a real seat at the table in shaping the future of college sports.”