Donald Trump backs Jared Golden’s bill to extend pause on federal lobster rules

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 1`, 2026

President Donald Trump came out in support of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s bill to extend a pause on federal regulations intended to protect endangered whales, bolstering a top priority for Maine lobstermen. The White House issued a Friday letter saying the Republican president would sign the measure if Congress sent it to his desk. Golden’s measure would extend the six-year pause that was negotiated as part of a 2022 spending bill for another seven years into 2035.