WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, joined local leaders and elected officials to celebrate the grand opening of Link's Crosslake Connection.
"All the young innovators want one thing: They want to be close to Sound Transit," said Sen. Cantwell. "And who can blame them? Because mass transit is now making life more affordable. It is 22.7 miles from Downtown Redmond to Sea-Tac airport. For a car getting an average gas mileage, that's about a gallon of gas -- and because of President Trump's illegal war now we're paying $5.50 a gallon, which we can't afford, but Sound Transit i...