From Senator Patty Murray:

U.S. Senator Patty Murray today led a group of Senators from Washington, California, and Oregon in writing to Senate colleagues to urge them to block an attempt by the Bush Administration to eliminate $70 million in funding for West Coast salmon disaster assistance.

From Senator Maria Cantwell:

U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) today urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to utilize their existing authority to bring transparency and safeguards to the oil and gas futures markets.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray rebuked Republican members of the Senate who blocked debate on the Consumer First-Energy Act of 2008.

  From Senator Maria Cantwell:

Experts Tell Senate Committee How to Burst Energy Price Bubble

Last Tuesday, I chaired a Senate Commerce Committee hearing investigating whether market manipulation or excessive speculation is behind today’s skyrocketing oil and gas prices.

From Senator Maria Cantwell: 

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell chaired a Senate Commerce Committee hearing investigating whether market manipulation is behind today’s skyrocketing oil and gas prices.