Cantwell Statement Following Trump’s Address to Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released this statement following President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress:
“President Trump promised to deal with consumer costs and inflation, but we got no ideas tonight on how he’s going to make life more affordable for average Americans. Instead, he’s proposing things that will increase costs. New tariffs, cuts to critical programs like Medicaid and Social Security, and threatening core services like weather forecasting and aviation safety are all bad for our safety and our economy.”
Earlier today, Sen. Cantwellspokeon the Senate floor, raising concerns about the Trump Administration’s actions in its first 44 days, including slapping tariffs on products that will inflate costs for consumers and hurt Washington’s exports and taking a chainsaw to federal agencies that do critical, lifesaving work. A video of her speech can be viewedHERE;audio isHERE;and a transcript isHERE.
Sen. Cantwell’sguestat today’s address, Dr. Paul Lange of the University of Washington, is a medical research pioneer, cancer surgeon, and founding director of Seattle’s world-leading Institute for Prostate Cancer Research (IPCR). Our full release on Dr. Lange and his work is below. At a press conference before the address, Dr. Lange stressed howTrump’s cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) fundingwill delay cures that could save lives. Video of today’s presser isHERE, audioHERE, transcriptHERE, and photosHERE.
And ICYMI: Sen. Cantwell released a report showinghow Medicaid cuts would affect Washingtonians-- especially in rural areas.
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