WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:

After President Donald Trump concluded his State of the Union address, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) gave the following statement:

"Americans who were eager to hear President Trump's plan to fight higher health care costs, higher food costs, and higher housing costs didn't hear one. His speech left many Americans wondering how his vision of a new Gilded Age economy applies to them.

"He also made more baseless claims about our voting system. The President is threatening to nationalize our elections - power he doesn't have under our Constitution. Plus, he's pushing Congress to pass the SAVE America Act which will also cost Americans: time, money, and even t...