Maria Cantwell is a Democratic senator from Washington and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
In March 2026, Cantwell criticized DOD/FAA coordination failures after Texas C-UAS incidents, drawing a parallel to the 2024 Reagan National Airport midair collision. She referenced the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 as an urgency driver for resolving interagency gaps. See src-texas-counter-drone-senators-2026-03.