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Sep 1, 2026

Two House Democrats vote with Republicans to advance GOP agenda

Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) voted with Republicans to adopt a procedural rule allowing GOP bills to advance, drawing fury from Democratic leadership.

Sep 1, 20264 sources

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▪The procedural rule vote on September 1, 2026, succeeded only because Representatives Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez offset the defections of five Republican lawmakers
▪The House of Representatives passed the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act, which delays certain North Atlantic right whale conservation regulations for seven years beyond 2028, with 209 Republican and 10 Democratic votes
▪House Democratic leadership requested that the Committee on Caucus Rules review the actions of Representatives Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for potential disciplinary responses

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