From Senator Maria Cantwell:

Introducing Legislation to Curb High Energy and Food Prices

Last week, following a series of hearings where financial experts said that one reason for the recent spikes in food and energy prices may be due to excessive speculation in the commodities market,  I joined Senators Joseph  Lieberman (I-CT)  and Susan Collins (R-ME) and  to introduce the Commodity Speculation Reform Act of 2008.

Word around the North Cascades Institute is that there was a small spill of transmission fluid into Diablo Lake, way up the Skagit River.

From Senator Patty Murray's office:

In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) responded to the Defense Department’s plans to re-open the competition to supply the military’s next generation of aerial refueling tankers.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced a Senate Resolution that recognizes the importance of aerial refueling tankers to our nation's military and calls on the Pentagon to re-bid the flawed tanker contract.

Senator Maria Cantwell’s Weekly Update

GAO's Decision Was a Scathing Indictment of the Air Force's Decision-Making Process
 
Boeing and the American people are the big winners in the decision the GAO made last week.