By Katie Hawkinson

Copyright independent

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is nobody’s idea of a progressive. She voted for the Iraq War back in 2002. As top Democrat of Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, she enjoys good relationships with Republlicans, including its Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

But Cantwell seemed pretty dug on Wednesday afternoon. She had a simple answer on what it would take to get back to the negotiating table.

“What are our constituents supposed to do when they’re seeing dramatic increases in health care costs and they’re coming at them right now?” Cantwell told The Independent. “So you don’t care about that. What is your idea? What’s your idea? You have no idea. You don’t want to help them today?”