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Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez Back Rule, Delaying Whale Regulations to 2035

9/4/2026

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Rep. Jared Golden and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted for a Republican procedural rule.
The rule passed 210-208, allowing floor debate on a bundle of bills.
The vote cleared Golden’s Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act, delaying new whale regulations to 2035.
The Act passed 219-196, protecting about 18,000 Maine jobs.
House leadership considered stripping the two members of committee assignments.

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Story summary

Rep. Jared Golden and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted for a Republican procedural rule.
The rule passed 210-208, allowing floor debate on a bundle of bills.
The vote cleared Golden’s Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act, delaying new whale regulations to 2035.
The Act passed 219-196, protecting about 18,000 Maine jobs.
House leadership considered stripping the two members of committee assignments.